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Need suggestions for bench finish

I have an outside bench that needs refinishing. It is made from redwood 2x3s with 1x2 spacers between each 2x3 over bri...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgk456_NOSPAM_
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgk456_NOSPAM_

Two questions about closed cell foam inuslation

I've heard about all the advantages, but: 1. Could it be so heavy that it jeopardizes the stability of the roof in...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Roof sagging

When the house was built a couple of the engineered trussses were cut to allow for a chimney. After 34 years a couple o...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JIMMIEDEE123
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by JIMMIEDEE123

funny plumbing story

Working at a recently acquired rental house today. I already knew it was going to need a replumb due to restricted galv...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ichasetrains
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by ichasetrains

OT Tempur-Pedic

Anyone tried one? They never tell you on TV how much they cost, but after looking for them a little on the web, they don...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kilowatt
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by kilowatt

Drilling Hardy Plank Siding

Anybody have any tips for working with Hardy (Hardie?) plank siding? I've volunteered to hang some hooks on a hardy...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by redstig
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by redstig

Pool pump timers

My pool, like most of the pools I've seen, use an Intermatic mechanical timer to turn the pool pump on and off. It...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by borne
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by borne

Spiral nails pulling out of deck

There are 6 or 8 spiral nails on our deck that will not stay down. The boards are flat on the deck and do not appear to...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark.gramlich
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark.gramlich

Building a compost sifter

I am going to build a compost sifter. It will be a shallow box three feet long and two feet wide with wooden sides and...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by neutrino1
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by neutrino1

Qest PB fittings needed!

I am looking for some of the wrot copper barbed sweep elbows that were formerly used for 1/2" Qest polybutylene piping....
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimREM
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimREM