Discussion Forum
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insurance
I'm a sole proprietor contractor that does handyman / repair / remodeling type work. I only work directly for homeowners. Been doing it for quite some time now... I've done…
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bostich roofing nails for hardi siding
I replace a fair bit of masonite siding with hardi siding now and then, and been thinking about getting a siding gun. In the mean time, I've been reading that…
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kiln dried pressure treated cost
I've got someone asking for a project built with Kiln dried presure treated lumber. It's friday night and the stores are closed. Anyone able to tell my what the compairison…
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noise reduction for bedroom
I moved to a house last summer that is located about 150 yards from a busy highway. during the summer it wasn't so bad, but now that the leaves have…
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disto laser measure
I'm thinking about getting a laser measure and leaning toward the D2. I do quite a bit of interior trim and I'm sure it will be fine there, but how…
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make the next guys job easier
I was switching out a door today and replacing it with a new pre-hung exterior unit in an existing house, and just like a lot of the time when I'm…
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build or buy?
I'd been talking about issues with selling my condo in one of my other post, and now I'm getting ready to move into a rental house for the next 6…
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real estate appraisals
I've had my condo up for sale by owner listing for 100K and after several offers which were all within $1,500 of the asking price, I put it under contract with…
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hardwood floor problem
I installed a prefinished hardwood floor a few months ago. It was 3/8 inch thick pre-finished koa from lumber liquidators. The homeowner called me the other day with the complaint…
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slab and foundation
Just met with some folks tonight that want to get a detatched garage built next to their house. They're talking about a foot print of possibly 30 x 30... 900…