Discussion Forum
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septic system fill calculation
Building septic leach field. Need help calculating total yards of stone and sand for system. System is 20' x 40', open system. laying 160' of leach piping in 2' x…
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PEX tubing
Installing PEX tubing (for the first time) in my cabin in Northern Maine. Crimp style tubing and curious whether it is advisable to use 90 degree brackets when the tubing…
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Kitchen counter top sealer
I have built my kitchen counter top. 2" x 26" x 11' Black Walnut for my cabin in the woods (unheated in the winter) I want to seal it and…
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Conversion to l.inear feet
Trying to convert from square feet to linear feet. formula; sq. ft width of board ?? 360 square feet. covering with 7 1/2 wide planking would be ?? 360…
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Insulating
Any "Problems" with using faced insulation in an unheated flooring/basement? I have a lot of faced insulation and need to insulate an unheated crawl space and then cover with Tyvek. (In Northern…
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R factor insulation
2" x 6" construction in a Maine cabin but Owens Corning insulation R-19 is 6 1/4" thick. Crushing it down to 5 1/2" looses 1 R factor. R-21 is made…
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upstairs urinal
Building a hunting lodge in Northern Maine. Going to have a urinal in the bathroom, as a majority of visitors will be male. Building an upstairs loft with ships ladder.…
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BTU furnace
Need a "ballpark" estimate on a heater for my camp. Approx. 11,500 cubic feet, cathedral ceiling with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and loft. Need BTU's. I don't need to…
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support walls
Constructing cabin in woods. Bedroom walls of 2x4x8' , 16" on center, Doubled on top with double 2x10 headers over each door. because, floor joists are 5 - 8" hemlock logs, 4'…
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BTU computations
Any rule of thumb for computing BTU needs for a heating system? I am building a cabin in Northern Maine and have a 24' x 32' cathedral ceiling cabin.…