Discussion Forum
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ADA Guidelines for Sidewalks
Crews have been tearing up exterior stairs (3 -5 risers) and sidewalks at my mother's multi-building apartment complex this week. They are going to be installing ramped sidewalks to replace some…
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Manmade Decking Materials
A friend wants this furniture and cabinet maker to help her replace a wooden deck here in San Diego. I'm OK with the work, but unfamiliar with manmade decking (the…
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Houses since Colonial Times
I am researching changes in the way houses have been built since colonial times for a class I am taking on the history of the U.S. economy. I am interested in…
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American Clay Plaster
Does anyone know about this product? www.AmericanClay.com It looks promising, but I'm curious to know what you homebuilding professionals have to say. Thanks, -Jazzdogg- Whether you think you can,…
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Home Improvements Number One!
I was chagrined to run across the following on the internet: Argh! Top 10 Biggest Consumer Gripes Complaints about home-improvement contractors, car sellers, and car repair shops top the list…
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Niagra 1.6 gal Flapperless Toilet
Do any of you know about this toilet (www.niagraconservation.com)? It's reputed to be a "revolutionary" design because it dumps a half-cylinder containing 1.6 gallons of water and doesn't use a…
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Painting a mahogany door (exterior)
I'm a "Knothead" whose cabinet and furniture making skills exceed my carpentry and homebuilding skills and I need your help. A friend has asked me to refinish a pair of…
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Milwaukee Best Impact Driver?
First, I have to confess that, although I own more Taunton books and magazines than anyone with sense should (I should have bought stock instead!), I subscribe to periodicals in addition…
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Makita 6914 Impact Driver
I've been following the threads on the Makita Impact Driver and have a few questions: Is it necessary to use impact [black] sockets, or can I go ahead and use…
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Workshop from Shipping Containers
I am considering building a freestanding workshop is stages, starting with two steel shipping containers on a concrete slab, adding roof trusses, and enclosing the top & sides with structural…