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Internet enabled building automation

I work for Tridium, a company that designs and manufactures internet enabled building automation controls and software....
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ladcock
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ladcock

newbie: Replacement windows questions

I am planning to replace some old (late 1800s) single pane windows with vinyl inserts. I'm interested in getting so...
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posted by not_a_real_address
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by not_a_real_address

Is stucco material simply mortar mix?

I want to try stucco on some concrete block. Can I use premixed block mortar mix? or is there a special formula for stuc...
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posted by beerguzzler50
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by beerguzzler50

Electric question - hot neutral

I have an overhead light fixture that was failing intermittantly. I opened the J box of the on/off wall switch controll...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by afe
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by afe

FA Steel Square Pocket Book roofing carpentry 1912

The Steel Square Pocket Book ,A Practical and Handy Treatise Giving The Best Methods of Using the Carpenters Steel Squa...
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posted by janey1williams
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by janey1williams

Finger Jointed 2 x 8

I am remodeling my house and have discovered a valley rafter that was sagging because it was made up of several 2 x 8"...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spebby_92
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by spebby_92

Providing drainage for a garden which floods

My house is about 40 years old and is situated in a relatively flat area of heavy clay. If there is heavy prolonged rai...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by turboaceman
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by turboaceman

Hardwood floor at stairs

I'm getting ready to lay hardwood floor but have question regarding bullnose stair edge (floor boards being paralle...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by geo.nova
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by geo.nova

Recruitment

We have requirement of following categories for leading Dubai based Company carrying Multiplex project in Hyderabad. Cu...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sonali10380
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by sonali10380

Quietest inline fan for range hood exhaust

I'm planning to use an inline fan for a range hood - I'm going to have the canopy made by a metal fabricator. I...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lark
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by lark

concrete filler around subfloor?

A toilet in an unused bathroom sprung a leak that went unnoticed until carpet outside the door got wet. I've taken...
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posted by anonymous
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by anonymous

Beam replacement question

Good afternoon. I may need to replace a beam that supports a load running parallel to the beam (loadbearing wall on the...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by anon40629
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by anon40629

Residential Construction Financing

I am a homeowner planning a major home renovation project and after talking with several contractors I have settled on...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nick.wiley
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nick.wiley

check valve for tankless water heater

I have an installation guide for a tankless hot water heater. It says to put a check valve between the water heater and...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by semenick
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by semenick