Discussion Forum
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acclaimate stored oak flooring
Hello, I'm about ready to install some reclaimed 3/4" oak flooring that has been stored in an dry, unheated basement for a couple years. How long should I allow it…
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Well storage tank leaking
I just added a 1000 gallon well storage tank. The two inch threated pipe fitting is plastic and so is the male threade thing I'm attaching. I put both teflon…
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oak flooring, the sub floor
Hello, We have a 1921 house. I put down reclaimed oak flooring (I pounded and pulled all the old nails out). The sub floor is T&G planking that wasn't very…
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pickets distance on outside stairs
How does one calucalate picket distance for outside stairs? The angle is 31 degrees and the distance between posts is 38 1/2" Thanks.
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Best 3 tab for roof
We need to replace our failing asphalt roof. Where does one find info for a good 3 tab asphalt shingle(s)? The ones a the 'box' stores say 20-30 years, but…
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roof leak at rafter and top plate
Hello, I can only think of starting at the bottom and pulling shings. Are there any other options. The interior is dry at this point. It is a valuted celing…
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restain cedar siding
Hello, Our house has, what we were told, old growth Canadian cedar siding. We stained it with Penofin's Redwood originally. It is in need of restraining, but we don't want…
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gutter joints
as a dyi-er i re did my plastic gutters with metal from a local big box store and to connect the 10' segments they have these metal (3" or so) …
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sag in 6’0″ window
hello, New here and a dyi-er. i buy the mag and thought I'd check the forum out. We put in a 6'0 by 5'0 Atrium (out of Washington state) window…