Discussion Forum
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capping a chimney
In my grandmother's house, at some point they installed a wood stove in the basement and ran the chimney through the furnace chinmey---a big no-no in code here. The house…
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subfloor options for hard wood
Replacing carpet with 3/4" hardwood. Under the carpet is a very solid old maple floor, some lineoleum and solid subfloor (doug fir planks---old house). I can't do 1/2 or 3/4…
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3/4″ solid wood flooring: subfloor
I have carpet over a mix of floors---wood (maple) and old linoleum. I want to put down 3/4" hardwood. The subfloor of this 100+ year old house is in excellent…
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restoring bank barn flooring
I have a 100+ year old bank barn, balloon frame construction. Original, super wide and thick boards are still on the floor, but it pretty tough shape. I'll eventually hire…
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Pergo “hardwood” at Lowe’s
Pergo now makes an engineered hardwood floor that Lowe's carries. Like most engineered floors, it's multi-layered (five layers). My wife LOVES the caramel color and it's reasonably priced ($3.50 a…
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how long to wait to paint plaster?
Hi, we're remodeling our old farmhouse. We've had new blueboard and skimcoast plaster (not sheetrock) put up in a room (walls and ceiling). How long should I wait before priming…