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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...
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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...
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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

What is it with working on your own house?

A question to any of the other tradesman/contractors out there. Do you have problems working on your own home? Motivati...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by no
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by no

humidifier & furnace

Can I add a humidifier to my furnace that is located in the attic ? I added a second floor and the builder put the new...
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posted by guyonabike
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by guyonabike

sound attenuation batts

I was asked today what the difference between sound attenuation batts and regular insulating fiberglass batts is. Anyone...
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posted by briankontio
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by briankontio

Problems Installing Glue-Down Wood Floor

I am installing a Mohawk engineered wood floor, glued over a concrete subfloor. I am using the dry lay method, allowing...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mjb920
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by mjb920

what to coat wood with so cement won't stick

I need to buils some small forms ( 2X 6 size). What is good to coat the wood so the cement won't stick to it when I...
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posted by bdeditch
30 comments posted 19yrs posted by bdeditch

New Home - Newly poured foundation appears decaying

I am building a new house. The basement foundation has been poured. (about 1 month ago). I have noticed at the botton o...
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posted by hockeyhockey
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by hockeyhockey