Discussion Forum
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Banking Rant
I am working with a client to some major repairs to here house. New roof, HVAC, water heater, structural improvements, new floors, etc. She is taking out a home improvement…
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Zero% Chance of rain-Now What?
We poured two outdoor patios yesterday and having watched the news and checked the weather several times felt real good about going forward with the pour. We finished up at…
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Rough Plaster Ceiling Repair
We are starting a project were we will be installing a bunch of lighting in a plaster ceiling. Needless to say well will have lots of patching to do and…
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What happened to the thread??
On the leaking low pitch rollon roofing. I am curious as to where the leak was??
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Need to raise Plate height
Developing a project where the client wants almost 10' ceiling on their one story 3000sf ranch style house. Current plate height is 8'. New Attic will have very steep pitches …
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Cheap floor flattening
I have project, rather an opportunity to help a friend out who is opening up a store in Galveston, TX. Money is limited as they have been screwed by all…
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How would you handle it?
We have started a new project-a quick two week master bathroom and bedroom remodel while clients are out of town. We have done this before with great success. This project…
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Latest in Greenwashing
It has been a week of green washing cynicism for me. The local home depot and ABC Supply were touting the "Green" roof shingle. I thought they were talking about…
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Issues with Gas Tite
Just got off the phone with my plumber and he indicated he will limiting the amount of Gas Tite he will be using. Apparently there have been 29 instances in…
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What is your Arc Fault Breaker Fail Rate
We have three projects that have finished under new electrical code require arc faults for every breaker. At each project, we are at or near a 50% failure rate for…