Discussion Forum
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Closed off roof vent channel
Getting ready to retrofit an old house with insulation. The attatched drawing is almost identical to what I'm dealing with. Roof with absolutely no overhang and therefor no soffit vents.…
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Moving Shop
Hey Guys, I'm getting ready to move my shop from Wisconsin to Boston and I'm wondering if anyone has experience or recommendations for shipping tools. The options I'm considering: Just…
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White glossy plaster glaze???
I've seen walls finished in this hand troweled, translucent glaze / plaster? Super smooth and glossy. Hard like glass. I've seen it in a couple high end hotels and health…
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Keeping a jet-pump from freezing?
Hey Guys, I have a jet-pump and pressure tank in the crawl space under our cabin. With the winter moving in I'm wondering how to keep it from freezing. The…
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Flipping taxes
Pun intended. I met with my accountant yesterday regarding my next RE venture. My naive plan was to buy a dump in a good neighborhood, claim it as my primary…
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hey painters, free ashtray.
What's that saying? Cheapness being the mother of something??? Invention?
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Rotted Joists and beams.
Hey Guys, Just looked at an REO. Cute little brick house in a nice neighborhood, 100+ years old. The first floor was entirely flooded by a plumbing leak and left…
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Double pole breaker size?
Hey Guys, I'm wiring a Bosch electric tankless water heater at my cabin and I'm not sure which double pole breakers to buy. This is what it calls for: 2…
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Casting concrete thresholds & sills
I want to cast some concrete and I've been checking out old brick buildings with (stone ?) thresholds and sills. Are those cast or cut from stone? For a modern…
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Deck supported by gravel trenches?
Building a 12' x 12' deck and I want it as close to the ground as possible. Yard slopes about 6" over 25'. I'm thinking about digging narrow trenches about…
Reader Projects
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Fast Fix for Deep Pencil Pockets
I was tired of losing short pencils and nail sets down the long pockets of my work apron and tools bags. Just stuffed a little piece of 3/8” caulk backing…
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Brownstone Fireplace Facade
The original gas insert was finished with a surround of black marble floor tile and a mantle tacked together out of stock trim. We found a rusty cast iron surround…
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Down with the brown!
As a 30 something couple we are required to tear down walls in order to "open the space up" and then fill said space with the requisite stainless steel appliances.…