Discussion Forum
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Chainsaw Recommendation?
We had a very nasty storm come through town Wednesday night. Trees and big branches are down everywhere. My cheap electric chainsaw picked this moment to crap out. What are…
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Finished Basement Air Quality
I'm working on a proposal to finish a basement in a large, newer home in eastern MA. The homeowner is concerned with air quality, predominantly the musty smell that is…
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Charging For Estimates – Trying It
Well, I got a call from a potential new customer a couple of weeks ago; a referral from a landscape designer I know. She lives 20-30 minutes away and wants…
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Durock Alternative?
I just finished boarding the walls of a shower with Durock (cement backer board) in preparation for tile. I don't much like working with this stuff: it's heavy, hard to…
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TOH – What’s enough?
I hope this is in the right folder. I'm a regular over at Breaktime, but thought I'd ponder this here where there might be some alternative viewpoints. I was watching…
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House Chat
I just found myself on the "House Chat" forum by mistake. Is this a new or recently-added forum, or have I been asleep at the switch? It seems a little…
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Ice Dams
With the big storm we are now having here in the Northeast, we may well be having the best conditions for the formation of ice dams that we've had in…
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Solid Surface Shower Base?
I'm looking at a bathroom remodel involving a small, custom-size shower. As an alternative to a tile floor, I'm wondering about custom solid surface (Corian, Swanstone, etc.) bases. I did…
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Good (?) News On Insurance
I just made my first payment on my renewed liability insurance policy. For the first time in quite a few years, it didn't go up. What a surprise! (There must…
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Dome on GMA: Cloud?
"Good Morning America" did an unusually long and interesting piece on a concrete dome home in Florida yesterday. The house was touted as being especially able to resist damage from…