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Who knows about Kubota tractors

I'm looking for one for my church.. We have grown and our Ford 4,000 5' woods will not do good with our new 32...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rave
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by rave

Calling Bob Morrison

Has anyone heard word yet from Bob related to his medical situation as he mentioned here a few weeks ago? Matt
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by whiting
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by whiting

Quick sand

OK, it's more likely to be quick clay except that is taken by a variety of clay that is thixotropic. Anyway... When...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

Drafting program for AutoCAD LT

We have been stifled by Autodesk and have decided that instead of trying to find a way to somehow compete with them we...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ajp
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ajp

Raising level of deck

My deck has a ledger board lagged into the band joist of the house. I am going to build another deck to put a 3 season...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by j
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by j

Framing Ceiling Joists

I am building an attached garage to replace an attached carport. The existing carport had a flat roof. The new garage w...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spebby_92
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by spebby_92

hole for tv over fireplace

Hi all we have the big section cut out in our new house over the fireplace for a television. Well this the only area we...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SSALEEM
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by SSALEEM

Just 2" frame for vinyl window in concrete?

I will have two egress windows cut into my concrete basement walls (9" thick), will use standard 48" x 48" slider or ca...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dwkerschen
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by dwkerschen

Just 2" frame for vinyl window in concrete?

I will have egress windows cut into my concrete basement walls (9" thick), will use standard 48" x 48" slider or caseme...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dwkerschen
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by dwkerschen

Waste Pipe Code in NYC

Hello, I live in a 3 unit co-op that has a waste pipe on one side of the building that is 2 inches. Feeding that pipe a...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kirk.linden
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by kirk.linden

Help on sealing RCP joints

We have been losing massive amounts of dirt over a known RCP drainage pipe. This pipe is 24" ID with typical tongue and...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dgriff23
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dgriff23

Earth Home Construction (for those interested)

My wife and I are finally building our house (an earth home), as we had planned ever since we got married. I've bee...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by les.stockton
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by les.stockton

Roof Above a Roof?

We are presently restoring a 1,250 sq. ft. log home built in the early '70s, sited on a spot without a leaf of shad...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mac_the_nice
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by mac_the_nice