Discussion Forum
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Decrease in R-value of insulation
Anybody heard about the decrease in the R-value of ceiling insulation? Check out the study below from Oak Ridge. "There is a problem with loose-fill fiberglass attic insulation is cold climates. It…
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Power Mud Removal Tool?
I wondered if a tool existed to do the following. Imagine a single story ranch with 1/2 gyp. When wall meets ceiling we all know that the tape job feathers…
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Cleaning New Mortar From Brick
I don't do alot of brick laying but my neigbor has decided to do his own. The brick is red and especially where he interlaced it with the original the…
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Below Frostline
This subject came up over the phone. I'm in Colorado and know-it-all brother is in Northern Minnesota. He bought a former 1 room school house with a basement and crapper…
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Modular Factory Cost Needed
Anybody had experience with modulars? Not manufactured homes (mobile homes) but those built in warehouses, trucked to the building site and craned into place. I went through an Iowa plant,…
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Latex Paint Conditioner
This is really about finishing techniques but maybe you painters can respond. As a hands on GC I do some interior painting. In Colo it has been drought conditions for…
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Fitting Metal Doors
Boy, does this site look different. Even had to find myself a new screen name. Here's the question. Customer bought exterior Stanley metal clad door. Standard size. Opening not standard. Tried…