Discussion Forum
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laying out foundation with laser?
I want to get a small laser like Stabila's laser plumb bomb, a Pacific Laser product or Bosch's new GLL2-50 I like the price of the Bosch. Anyway, I want…
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Windows making me unhappy
Hi All, I recently remodeled a rowhome that I am keeping as a rental. I had a window company come in and supply/install the new vinyl replacement windows. That…
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Using hat track
I am rehabbing a 100+ year old townhouse. It will be a rental. We had to gut it as the leaking roof had pretty much destroyed everything inside. Anyway, last…
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Interior French Drain – Flex or Hard Pip
Hi The basement is leaking in an end of group rowhouse I am renovating. I dug a trench around the interior walls and am about to put a perforated drainage…
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New staircase questions
Hi All, I am renovating a townhouse that has a stair to the basement. Every time you go do the stairs, you end up hitting your head on the header.…
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Embedding non PT wood in masonary wall
I am rebuilding a garage flat roof with new joists and new plywood. The old joists were inserted into pockets in the masonry walls of the garage. To get the…
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Insulating Flat roof
I just bought two city row homes, both have a flat roof. One is an end of group. I am going to fix them up and rent them. Because these…
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Will a SDS Hammer Drill do this?
I have just started the remodel of my home. I think that I want to get a rotary hammer to do a few jobs instead of renting one each time. …
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Footer Question
I am about to start an addition on my house. I am sure that I will be here with many questions as we progress. We got the permits and I…
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Foam an Attic: Under Roof or Floor
I have an unfinished trussed attic. We are thinking of foaming the attic. I can either have the attic floor done (about 1066 SF including a foaming an attic skylight)…