Discussion Forum
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Window sill pans and sealing
Quick question: what's the thinking on sealing the bottom of a replacement window if you use a sloped sill pan? There is an article by Rob Moody on the 'how…
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Metcalfe, Ontario: looking for carpenter
Looking for a recommendation for a good carpenter/small contractor in the Metcalfe area. My Dad's wife (easiest way to describe things, my Dad has passed on) has a farmhouse there…
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another old house/insulation/moisture si
A friend is buying a neat old house, has a situation, and I need to refresh my thinking. Been into the archives, but need more. I'm not doing the work,…
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B.I.N and smoke damage
A buddy's girlfriends house was just damaged by fire.....haven't seen it, but she lost everything in the fire apparently. Quoting from his email, " Now the insurance adjuster is <!----><!---->…
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Newel posts/laminate floor
Doing the finish on a setof stairs....plans changed from wall mounted handrail at the top of the stairs, to a newel post. Upper floor has laminate flooring (floating) . Just hit…
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Chinese hardwood flooring
A friend who works as an advisor to the the wood products industryasked me last week if I had heard much about Chinese flooring yet.....some of the flooring people have…