Discussion Forum
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max. run for my hydro baseboard taco 070?
i have a single story slabed ranch, oil fuel w/hot water baseboard threw out.. my house mesures 25' x 55' if you could imagine one contionus loop around the exterior…
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does it seen practical???
i have a 1950 slabed ranch that i will be residing and installing new windows and door, I"m going to remove the 50 year old poorly installed craft faced R11…
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1 or 2″ xp foam does it make that much of a difference
im renovating my slabed ranch in mass, Im replacing 50 year old fiberglass (poorley installed) w/ dense pack cellulose, in 2x4 walls. giving a perposed R value of 12, after…
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revamp ranch for winter/ re insulating any suggestion
hello, i own a 1950 slabed home in mass. Im going to be fitting the home with new low e window and removeing the fiberglass insulation from the outside and…
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low slope roofing . “torch down”
I've recently been asked to install a low slope roof on a family members house. Ive been building for a number of years and done a ton of asphalt shingle…
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sizing roof rafters
im a carpenter in mass. an addition that im working on. my foreman i think under sized the rafters the town is Becket and i think the ground snow load…
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bidding a glue down floor
hello, my question is in the western mass. what should be the going base rate to install 5" glue down eng. hardwood flooring??? what would you charge to tear out…
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windows for texas vynl vrs alum.
I'm a seasoned carpenter from new england and i could use some guidance on windows. I was asked to work on a friends house in tx that was damaged by…
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Glue down flooring
my parents just bought bambo flooring from lumber liq. its not manufactered. it real bambo. i haven't glued down too much flooring.Any advice for conditioning the slab before they glue…
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plumbing
I'm in the planning stages of remodeling my bath. I'm a finish carpenter by trade. I was looking into 2 piece shower units. I was looking at some at the home…