Discussion Forum
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Paperless drywall?
My mother-in-law said there's a new drywall in Florida that doesn't have paper faces and wondered if I'd heard of it. Is she doing what some of the people here…
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Not getting notified of posts to me
Sorry if I haven't responded to any posts to me. I don't know if it's my computer, AOL, or Prospero, but I'm not getting the usual email notifications.
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Removing deck planks
HO asked me how I would remove some really nice redwood decking he has on front steps. Steps are sloped back (toward risers) and are not spaced, so water sits…
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Building an Affordable House
Sorry if this had been talked about before, but anyone read Building an Affordable House by Fernando Ruiz (Taunton (of course) Press)? I generally liked the ideas presented, though he…
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Flexible Concrete
Just read in "Discover" magazine about a new concrete developed by the University of Michigan and used in Japan's Mihara Bridge. It uses polyvinyl alcohol fibers and extremely fine silica…
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FS: Lie-Nielsen and more. Cheap!
You may get more responses by posting on the "Knots" forum--lots of woodworkers there. Good luck!
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New foundation near window well–prob?
Went to job site today; mercifully job's delayed because boss wasn't expecting a permit process from Hell. Anyway, he shows me what the HO wants: addition to garage tacked on…
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Washer washing basement
After asking here about running new drain for my washing machine, I chickened out and hired a plumber--he just put a 'Y' in the house drain (which was indeed 4"…
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How hook up washer drain to house drain?
The adventure of discovery continues--found out Thursday that my washer is hooked up to drain into the footing drain tiles! No wonder our basement is wet (but it's a clean…
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Permawhite–the paint from “heck”
Painted walls with tinted Permawhite yesterday. It is, I guess, good paint, but what a royal pain to apply. "Boss" primed with BM first, and Permawhite is self-priming, so that…