Discussion Forum
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stupid carpenter pants
Anybody wear carpenter pants? You know, the ones with the weird side pocket for the wood fold up ruler and the awful hammer loops. I really like the Carrhart ones…
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drilled holes in trusses
Would have liked to address this to Bosshog, but couldn't figure out how to. How big of a deal is drilling holes in the bottom chord of a truss? I…
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cable-less TV, how?
So I finally had my fill of the crummey cable company we were stuck with. I kinda told them what they could do with their service in a not so…
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Can I lay carpet?
I have a regular set of stairs and a 4' X8' landing to carpet in my own home. The treads are 1 1/8 plywood and plywood risers. Getting a floor…
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concrete mix with glass?
I hope to soon try my hand at making a concrete counter. have been making a boat load of cool looking stepstones in my quest to find a color/stuff (??)…
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Right pipe for sewage?
I will soon be installing a sewage pump in my home. The pump manufacture (e-one) specifies 1 1/4" pvc that is rated for at least 200 pounds of pressure for…
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borders for plastic lam. floor
I have this idea that a contrasting border strip would be a nice design feature in a p-lam floor. But I don't think it is possible to accomplish. What I…
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Recessed cans, legal?
How can a "new construction " can light be code compliant? The juction box for the wire connections becomes inacessible when the drywall is installed. I know with the remodel…
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floor durabilty??
I need to install about 1500 square feet of flooring in a new home I am building for myself. The choices have been narrowed down to some sort of factory-finshed…
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Know anything about electric boilers??
I need to install an electric boiler in the next several months for a 3000'house I'm building. It will have radiant heated floors throughout. I know all about gas &oil…