Discussion Forum
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Better than predicted energy efficency?
Ok I'm into the third full heating season with the house being sealed up and the numbers I'm getting simply don't add up.. Too good! 5500 sq.ft. house…
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Doors and windows count.
Just curious about the average number of doors and windows in houses. Would you count them in your house and other houses you may know about? I define windows…
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Free Boiler?
Brother in law pulled his boiler and replaced it with a water heater. The water heater is fine and does agreat job heating his 3100 sq.ft. house up here in…
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Floor Mechanics would you?
I want to do something differant for the master bedroom upstairs in the portico. I hate strip flooring. Those little 2 1/4 inch strips of flooring nailed down always…
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Selling 102 / 13 cent lite bulb for $9.
So how do you convince people to pay more than the absolute minimum? Decades ago I took a job selling lite bulbs. It was an intensive training course where…
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Brass roof shingles?
I stopped by my local used metal place and saw bins full of brass offcuts. They were the same size as a standard cedar shingle.. Because of the low price of…
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buried electrical power.
Due to the economic crisis my extremely wealthy city has decided to once again postpone burying the power lines underground.. Beautiful multi million dollar properties have their trees butchered and…
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span 45’possible with a heavy load?
Friend of mine wants to build a tower on top of a hanger. Hanger has to be a minimum of 45 wide to fit his airplane and he needs to…
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Entry door finishes
Nothing but paint will protect for any extended period of time. If you are willing to go to the periodic renewal requirements route a good marine Spar varinish is your…
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scrap metal prices?
What's happened to them? I checked and they are massively way down. Is it just here or is it everyplace?