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Looking for a townhouse or renting out yours?

Is your house for sale? Or is it for rent? Or perhaps you're looking for a townhouse to buy? There's no reason...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cultfigure03
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by cultfigure03

Treated wood or Not?

I'm building the floor system for a screened in porch. Rectangular in shape. CMU support walls all around. I'd...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jam6444
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jam6444

Adding 2nd floor above detached garage

28 x 32, looking to build up. has a truss roof, so I plan to reuse it. I would really like to add a hoist in the middle...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rob.tansey
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by rob.tansey

REPOINTING USING LIME TO REPLACE PORTLAND MORTAR

I already read that it is a poor idea to repairt and repoint brick work originally built using lime mortar by using por...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by the_pushed_pawn
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_pushed_pawn

Power paint remover

I need to repaint an old house this spring. I was thinking of buying a power paint remover, such as the Porter Cable 74...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bea
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by bea

Re-painting Hardiplank

I just bought a house with Hardiplank siding and it needs paint. I have lots of questions even before I go to the paint...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dpm.lender
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by dpm.lender

Retaining Wall

A good friends house has a 3 tier retaining wall about 50' from their back door holding back about 30' of the h...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by james.douglas
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by james.douglas

Driveway Pavement Options?

I'm a homeowner with a 1920s house in Columbia, SC and want to install a new driveway. It will be about 2700 SF in...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by donhdoyle
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by donhdoyle

Load Bearing Partition- wood frame residential

I've got a load bearing partition running perpendicular to the floor joists. The joists, FWIW, are 12" o.c. 2x12. T...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jam6444
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jam6444

Stanley Rivet Gun Adjustment

Can you make any adjustments to this rivet gun? I see a screw in the head of the gun. Can you tighten the grip of the gu...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ranmcc
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ranmcc

well pressure gauge

I left my garden hose from my well filling my new septic-tanks for the pump test. I needed to do this for the county in...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bodega8687
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by bodega8687

Foil backed OSB for Roofing

Just wanting some advice on if it is worth the extra cost to use foil backed OSB for roofing? This is supposed to save...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by davehembree
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by davehembree

Pressure Washers

Hello All, Has anyone heard of an air compressor driven pressure washer (other than the one from Norther Tool)? A frien...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mark.a.ramsdell
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark.a.ramsdell