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roofer in Bennington, Vt
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good asphalt roofer in Bennington, VT? Recommendations on who to stay away from? Thanks Greg in Connecticut
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deck circa 1987
Everyone Looking at a deck project, reskinning existing decks over existing 22 year old pressure treated framing. My question, at what point do you consider replacing existing framing, also? I…
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Caulking Excellence
Caulking experts Looked at a replacement window installation for a homeowner yesterday. They questioned if all caulks look like this after a year or so. The closest I get to…
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Rubber Chase Tops Rusting
Condo development had a problem with some rusting chase tops, and stains all over the aluminum trim. Roofer suggests that he can encapsualte rusted tops within a rubber roof with…
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squirrel food
Homeowner hears commotion on roof all day, looks up and sees a squirrel gnawing on his vent pipe. My questions are why, and what can you do to prevent it?…
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Home-Made-Floor -Trusses
Called in to look at fixing these trussess. I have never seen anything like these. Most are dipped at least 1/1/2" in the middle, all finger jointed, and stapled together…
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caulking that stays white
Is there a caulk that will not attract dirt, just stay white? I've noticed many fine replacement window installs, but the dirty caulk just takes away from the install. …
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galvanized sheet life
Condo project I own a unit in is being reroofed, and it has numerous chase tops covered in galvanized metal. These tops are approaching twenty years old, and are rusting…
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On becoming a carpenter
I just enjoyed reading a story on Kevin Ireton's blog-"On becoming a Carpenter" I can relate to that story and am sure a lot of others here can, also.I think…
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My Buddys Barn
My buddy, the crane guy, has been talking about building a barn for as long as I can remember. He finally pulled the trigger and this is what we came…