Discussion Forum
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Truck Rack Recommendation in Portland OR
Hey, Looking for a good truck ladder/lumber rack for my 2000 Tacoma. Needs to fit around a canopy. Any recommendations from folks in the area? I seem to remember there…
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Proper Thin-Set for Various Situations
Hey all, Doing a variety of tile work and am wondering what is generally used for the following situations...both thinset and trowel notch size. This is my first experience with…
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Food coloring in joint compound?
Hey all, I'm finishing up hanging the 140 sheets of sheetrock on my addition/renovation. I'm anticipating that the taping and mudding will take a while, probably piece-meal fashion. I got…
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Proctor Wall Jacks – Rent in NW Oregon?
Hey All- I'm currently framing a second floor addition to a house in NE Portland and I'm in need of some wall jacks. All of the rental agencies rent the…
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Cutting large granite tiles
Hey tilesetters (or whoever)... I've dropped off my large (18x26x1/2) granite slabs at the tile edger for getting them bullnosed, edged, and polished, but I'll have to cut them at…
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Ridgid Contractor Table Saw – Why not?
I'm just about to apply the finishing touches to the inside of a new garage/workshop. I've now got space for a larger/more permanent table saw (not to mention the boatload…
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Thanks, BT’ers!
All- This is an enormous thank you to all the people that responded to my questions (as simple and basic as some of them were) during the construction of my…
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Sealing joints in Fiber Cement
All- The manufacturer's installation instructions for fiber cement siding call for filling the 1/16 - 1/8" joints (between planks and adjacent to corner boards) with latex caulk. While I will…
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Filling Exterior Nail Holes
Hey all, So which method of filling nail holes in exterior trim finishes better and lasts longer - latex caulking or spackling compound? Thanks, JK
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Firewall Construction
Hey all, I've got my framing inspection tomorrow and, provided everything passes, I'll be sheathing the back wall of my garage to meet fire code. Type X is new to…