Discussion Forum
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Gas appliance flue question
Carol and I looked at a couple of houses today. Both houses we looked at were older houses with low efficiency natural gas furnaces and gas water heaters. And in…
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Work prospects
Every once in a while hereon BT we used to have a thread about how busy we were. I always thought it was interesting to hear from different parts of…
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Deflection ratio explanation
The question of what deflection ratios means comes up every once in a while, and it can be confusing. So I thought it might be a good idea to start…
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Managing Attachments
Seems like we talked about this a long time ago, but I can't find the discussion. I can't upload any more PDF files in the farming thread - It says…
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Dumpster needs for remodel
I'm trying to figure out dumpster needs for a commercial remodel. Not something I've ever done before, so I'm hoping y'all can help me out a bit. It's about a…
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EIFS or Dryvit 101
Looks like we might have a job coming up that will involve some EIFS on the front of a building. I know almost nothing about the stuff, so I'm looking…
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Dumpster Advertising
Don't know how common this is, but I thought it was an interesting idea. I saw this the other day when we were working on gutting a basement. (This is…
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Well Water Corrosion Question
I was in the basement at Mom & Dad's place the other day, and noticed some corrosion at some plumbing fittings. This shot shows the overall view of the water…
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Crane Flipped
Kathymcmo posted this over at CT. Looks like a very large crane was trying to take down a tree by reaching over a garage. The tree overloaded the crane, and…
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How to convert a DIY to a Customer
I'm kinda curious how y'all would approach this situation. Husband and Wife are thinking about building a new home. They have plans in hand when they come to us. We…