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cat urine smell in subfloor

How do I remove caty urine smell from plywood subfloor? My thought is to douse it with Nature's Miracle then paint i...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by daxt
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by daxt

Basement floor cement

Three months ago I had my drains replaced under the basement. The plumber broke the basement floor, laid new pipes and...
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posted by wilkie
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by wilkie

deck waterproofing and ventilation

Hi all: I'm renovating a heritage house in Victoria BC and repairing an exterior stair and deck/landing over an ins...
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posted by listerfarrar
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by listerfarrar

concrete blocks v/s clay bricks

Hi, I am building my house in India and the choices I have for the walls are either clay bricks or Concrete blocks. Conc...
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posted by meenalvarma
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by meenalvarma

Graffiti on my road

Someone thought it a neat idea to do something my little town regards as unheard of. They painted swears in blue paint...
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posted by tgm2tothe10thpower
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by tgm2tothe10thpower

Flaking ceiling paint

Good evening. When I bought my house twelve years ago, the seller had hired the low-bid contractor to "freshen" things...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by anon40629
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by anon40629

Bathroom exhaust fan Q

I have a Panasonic bathroom fan, about 75 CFM. I want to put a backdraft damper at the end of the exhaust pipe to reduc...
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posted by bigjcw1023
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by bigjcw1023

Shortening cement piers in order to level house

I'm in northern Maine and am in the process of leveling my house (hopefully before the winter). It is supported on...
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posted by wright
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by wright

UK Building Regs query

Can anyone help please? I have just submitted full building regs for a new dwelling but the L.A. are taking 8 weeks to...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pawnee50nospam
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by pawnee50nospam

Core drilling questions

Hi all, I have a question about core drill bits: How long do they last? I've got literally thousands of holes, 7/8"...
36 comments posted 18yrs
posted by phildcrowNOSPAM
36 comments posted 18yrs posted by phildcrowNOSPAM

home made corrugaetd rain water tank

Hi, I live in australia and hve no mains water supply. So I have 2 23000ltr (6000gal) corrugated steel tanks. these cos...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by thefosters
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by thefosters

plumbing question: aligning ball valve handle

Good morning. I am replacing some old gate valves in my household plumbing with new ball valves. I am using valves with...
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posted by anon40629
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by anon40629

Concrete Experience

I hve been in construction quiet some time. One experience I nver had was making contrete building as in Italy. How do...
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posted by teak
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by teak

Range Hood Vent & Dryer Vent

Hello, At what point, in new construction, would it be best to put in the Range Hood Vent & the Dryer Vent? Seems odd t...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nomail
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by nomail