Discussion Forum
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Warrenty with IKO
I have a home and garage that has a IKO shingle roof on them. It's about 40 squares and is less than 5 years old. Notified the lumber yard who…
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Electric toe kick heaters
Do any of you have any brand recommendations for a GOOD toe kick heater? Prefer to install 240 volt units, multi BTU output would be better and they must be…
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What would you spec?
We are planning a model/spec home. It will be the first one in a 35 sub division on about 90 acres that we are installing the road ways for. Lot…
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In sevice covers
About a month or 2 ago there was a post about in service outdoor covers. I hate the plastic bubble covers and the deep boxes are OK but someone pointed out…
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LP to Oil conversion,
I had my house built last year. I opted for LP due to the ease of one fuel, gen set is LP, and we wanted a gas cooktop. After this…
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RFH and insulation question
I have RFH in 1.5" of gypcrete on my first floor with a 10' poured basement below. I've read that the underside of the floor should be insulated. The floor system is…
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PT roof shingles
I have a job coming up on Cape Cod (Chatham) and the guy wants to use pressure treated roof shingles. He says that the green tint goes away in a…
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Int. moisture issues while building
What are you builders doing to overcome moisture issues while building in cold Northern climits? We have devoloped some dripping areas while skim coat plastering. Thought we had the problem licked…
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Post & beam vs stick built costs
Could anyone tell me what the real cost differences are in post & beam with SIP's versus stick built are. I know that the frame and SIPs go up in…
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Intro from a new guy
I stumbled onto this site researching some info and must say I'm impressed. I am a former machinist who worked his way up to tool and die maker. Got sick…