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DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly jerking flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smack...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mbarrow
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by mbarrow

What do you get paid per sf

for what you do just curios what others get for say, bricklaying, how much an hour? what about installing windows hangi...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tony
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by tony

vapor barrier for three season porch

I'm installing a new t&g fir floor, the floor is around two and half feet above an open space. There was some old i...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by heron237
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by heron237

How quick can I jack up a floor structure?

We're planning to gut and rebuild my in-laws bathroom this summer, which will include rebuilding the old back porch...
26 comments posted 19yrs
posted by unknown
26 comments posted 19yrs posted by unknown

ideas for leveling floor

A freind asked me ideas on how he could level his floor. My feinds kitchen is in the korner of his house, and that corn...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by iam
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by iam

Basement Construction Question

I'm nearing the point of specifying the type of basement construction that I want to use in a 36x70 home that we ho...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kw4z
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by kw4z

IBC 2006 Fire codes

I am having trouble with a restaurant next door (same landlord). They ran their oven exhaust and ventilation ductwork i...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sideshowhaas
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by sideshowhaas

Concrete Slab costs

My project is to tear down a car port, remove the existing slab, pour a new slab, and build an enclosed 2-car garage. I...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spebby_92
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by spebby_92

Bachhoe Problem

I have an older JD Backhoe w Extendahoe, My problem is that when I start it it will run for about ten minutes and then...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by terryc
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by terryc

Why do manufacturers make ridiculous claims?

I mean, really ridiculous. It's insulting. Case in point: http://www.grassypavers.com/ They'll support 97,000 P...
68 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ricodjour
68 comments posted 19yrs posted by ricodjour

Need some advice on Concrete

Hi, I am laying about 3 metres square of concrete in my garden (extending the existing concrete patio). I was thinking...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marc_crosby
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by marc_crosby

Superior Quality In Modular Home Construction

Modular home construction poses numerous benefits over traditional onsite construction. The level of quality, efficienc...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by knowledgefield
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by knowledgefield

Wet Insulation Basement Walls

I am having a house built, the basement walls are poured concrete. The basment walls are framed and insulated with Fibr...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by hockeyhockey
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by hockeyhockey

Replacement for rebar?

Do they make any rebar replacement that is lighter preferably composite or non-metallic but as strong? Stuart//
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sarooney
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by sarooney