Discussion Forum
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Removing paint from moulding
What type of stripper work best for removing paint from oak moulding. I have a kitchen to remove the wall paper and skim the walls and they want the 5"…
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Garage Organization
OK I'm lost. I need to make room in the garage for better organization but I don't know where to start. I would like to add 2 more shelf units…
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Biscuit joint
Is a biscuit joint as strong as a dado joint? I am making a cabinet and it's to tall to run a dado in the middle. I know I could…
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Retaining Wall
I've been asked by a customer to install a 2' retianing wall using interlocking block. I know the process but I've never estimated the labor for a job. Does anybody…
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Sweating a threaded copper fitting
Does anybody have a solution for sweating a threaded fitting onto a pipe after the pipe dope is on and the fitting is threaded in? What I mean is if you…
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Pop Up Range Vent
A customer today ask me to install a pop up range vent. It's a filtered type of down draft hood. I have never installed one but it doesn't look to…
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Series Water Heater
If you run 2 water heaters in series can they both use the same 4" flue for the exhaust? How do you figure the exhaust flow from a 50 and…
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Skin coating paneling
I just went to look at a job at a Firehouse to redo their hall. They want wainscoating on the bottom and wallpaper on the top. They asked me to…
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How cold is to cold
I've seen threads on how hot is to hot, but how cold is to cold. I mean this morning was 9 and this afternoon was 20. I tried to stay in…
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Sheetrock for kitchens
I know sheetrock for a kitchen is supposed to be 5/8" walls and ceilings according to the code. But I can't find it in the book. Any body have any…