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Basement Floor Finishing: Insulation or?
In Fine Homebuilding #169 an article on "No-Mold Finished Basement" demonstrates a technique for finishing a concrete floor by laying down 1" of EPS board insulation and two layers of…
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Patio Door Replacement
I have some potential customers in a newer golf development who have "cottages", most of which serve as second homes. These smallish free-standing dwellings have two bedrooms and two baths.…
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How to Winterize a House?
Hi all! I need to shut down a summer house, and another house that's a foreclosure, for the Wisconsin winter. At some of the houses around here I have seen…
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Shower Room Floor :Vinyl Liner?
I am planning to build a shower room addition with an 8' x 12' floor plan. It's a summer house near a beach. I'm thinking of a concrete slab floor…
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Soil Problems, Foundation Woes
In another ongoing thread called "Grade Beam Foundation: Standard Dimensio" I started to ask some questions about constructing grade beam foundations. As I've made more progress with the job that…
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Grade Beam Foundation: Standard Dimensio
Is a grade beam foundation for a single story dwellling something that can be built of off standard code specified dimensions? For example; 24"w x 12"t, with (4), #4 rebars;…
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Any Good “Ready to Assemble” Cabinets?
I'm looking for a supplier of some fairly good RTA (Ready To Assemble) kitchen cabinets for a rental unit in a duplex. I did a little job recently using Mill's…
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A Roof Framing Question
I have questions regarding framing a gable roof with a large overhang at the gable ends. The overhang would project 34-1/2" past the gable end wall. The roof is to…
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Wiring an HID Light: Outdoor Security
We have a light installed at the top of a 10 foot wooden post in the parking area of our rural house. I think it is some kind of mercury…
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Difficulty Finding a 54″ Bathtub
I've been looking for a 54" bathtub for a small bathroom space. I see that Kohler has a cast iron model in 54 x 30, Eljer has a 54 x…