Discussion Forum
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Rust in furnace…source?
So I had a client do a home inspection on a place they just put in escrow. Inspector found some rust inside the furnace - it's a Trane high-efficiency unit, about…
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Frozen/Busted Pipes…
Background: I sell real estate. Yesterday I showed a client a house that seems like a pretty good deal - two story, built 1988. 4BR/4BA, ~1900FSF above grade, plus another…
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It Came From The Basement, and Cobwebs
Walking past the door from our (unfinished) basement, I notice a major draft when the heat is running. Enough to levitate a la air hockey a piece of construction paper. …
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So, This Guy Finds a ton of Cash…
I know these threads have come up before (maybe even this specific incident), but...do y'all think this guy is really entitled to *anything*? http://breakingnews.nypost.com Reader's Digest Version: Guy demoing old house finds…
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Basement Studs & Insulation
(Okay, "basement studs" sounds like a bad 80s porno, but you get the idea...) Fixin' to insulate and stud out my basement this fall/winter. We've got 9' poured concrete walls, I-joist…
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Simpson Fast-Pac Anchoring Epoxy
Hi all - Got 10 tubes of Simpson Fast-Pac acrylic concrete anchoring adhesive. Works a treat, just don't need it. Retails about $14/tube. I'd like $9.00 per. Buy 3 or…
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Fireplace Funk?
So I kicked on the new gas log tonight to give it a test run. It's a Heat & Glo 6000GL, with a 6" tumbled marble mosaic tile surround and…
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Securing Retrofit Post In Concrete
Got this porch. I have columns, but need to place a couple of intermediate and end posts. My thought was to drill & set bolts w/ epoxy, use Simpson 6x6 post…
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Another Outdoor Wood Finish Q…
On the front porch mentioned in my recent post about painting cedar, there's a overhang that's finished with pine 1x4 T&G beadboard. It's been up for a month or two. …
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Cedar Outdoors – When To Paint?
Hi all - Gonna build me a porch rail out of WRC. Wanna paint it. I seem to remember reading somewhere that one should let it sit for a while before…