Discussion Forum
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Moisture inside interior electrical switch boxes. FL home – block/stucco on slab.
Moisture inside interior electrical switch boxes. I'm seeing this in two different rooms.
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Cleaning stain or mold off plywood – what’s best?
I had a roof leak a year or more ago. It was a result of bad flashing at the chimney pentration. The leak was fixed. However, I was in the attic the…
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4×4 PT posts are twisted – can I true these up? Will they stay true?
I bought PT 4x4 posts to use on my patio (supports from roof to knee wall). The boards were all straight when I bought them, but now, a month later…
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4×4 post broke off below ground – any tricks to get it out?
I have a 4x4 PT post installed against my house and surrounded by paver deck. The post held the hinge side of an aluminum pool gate. Now the post has…
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Is there a better product to replace existing wood sill?
My screened-in porch has the screened section built on a 3ft high cinder block wall with a rough-sawn cedar wood sill and 4x4 posts to support main roof. The wood sill and base of the 4x4 posts…
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Advice needed on building/attaching a Shed-roof to cinder block house
I have a single story ranch home in central FL built out of cinder block with stucco finish. I want to put a shed roof over the pool equipment on…
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Which Driveway Gate is better built?
I'm looking for a 14ft aluminum Driveway (Estate) Gate. I found two manufacturers that have designes I like. The pricing is about the same. This is a swing gate. First…
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Electrical service from house to detached garage – can I do this?
I am planning to build a new 2 car detached garage with workshop space. I would like to have two single-phase 240V 20A circuits and a couple of 120V 15A…
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My house has OSB clapboard siding nailed directly to 2×4 trusses on gable end.
My 1990 block home uses OSB siding (12” wide clapboard) on the gable ends. There is no plywood behind the siding. There is tar paper across the 2x4s verticals of…
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Wood siding over framing on top of concrete block rotting
I have a concrete block home (single story) with stucco on the block, and wood plank siding installed on the gable ends. The house is 20 years old and now…