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What is this type of foundation called?

I am thinking of building a storage buildong and remember coming across one time a different way of doing it. It seemed...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by stryped1
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1

Electrical push connectors

Menards now has the WAGO push connectors in stock. Also checked with my electrical distributor and they are stocking th...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jbobst4
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by jbobst4

Cinder block wall is pulling away

My neighbor and I have a problem. We have a common cinder block wall between our yards. We also have a cinder block wal...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spamminator
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by spamminator

Drilling in tight space?

I'm installing some kiddie latches in kitchen cabinets, and am having a hard time drilling. I'm trying to drill in fram...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by woger151
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by woger151

would a gfci receptacal work properly on a arcfault circuit

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2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dseguerre_at_hawaii_dot_rr_dot
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by dseguerre_at_hawaii_dot_rr_dot

handy man services

I recently sold my business, but too young to retire. I have a plumbing license, and I am good with my hands. I am inte...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by aceking
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by aceking

Central AC

I'll be putting in the outside unit (condenser) at the rental tomorrow, the lines were cut back near the A coil, but th...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jeff_thies
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by jeff_thies

Handyman - And other work

I didn't read the "How the find a handyman" thread because I do the type of thing I would hire a handyman to do. Don't...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by thismailautodeleted
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

cement board under bathtub

There's mold under my cast iron bathtub so I'm going to pull it out into the next room to redo the subfloor. The bathtu...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pbbl
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by pbbl

Flaking paint on cellar floor

When we ripped up our basement's old wood floor, we found the concrete painted red. But the paint comes off easily as r...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Ivan
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by Ivan

Please help with deck ideas!!!

I have a 12x16 deck. My wife wants me to expand it. Her complaints are it is not big enough and that she would like an...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by stryped1
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1

Driveway paving-asphalt vs concrete?

I know prices will vary by region, but I'm tired of most of the driveway being gravel and want to pave it. 2,900 sq ft....
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joejak
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by joejak

Looking for a wood stain recommendation

I don't know if the EPA has taken all the effective pigments and carriers off the market or what but I can't find wood...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cnelson
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by cnelson

Running water from houses?

My friend goes for long walks after work and in the morning on weekends, and she often sees a garden hose coming from p...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005