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walkable roof deck roofing material
Must be a good sign that I'm finally reaching the roof. ;-) After searching the archives I came up empty. House is "flat" roof -- will have 10' x 16'…
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brick paver joints- OK to mix clay/sand?
Hello all, I have to go to the well again and ask for your expertise. Finished a roughly 500 ft/sq. brick paver patio about a month ago. Pavers over levelled…
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Home size trending to smaller
According to NAR, McMansions are falling out of favor with home sizes trending smaller (3 BR more popular now?). http://nar.ed10.net/h/KEYAP/GKWHG/B7/JISYEP Builders/Developers out there -- is this something you are seeing…
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Any Surveyors Out There
I needed a transit to do some construction lines and elevations and ended up buying a used Topcon GTS-1 "guppy" (maybe overkill, but it cost less than a new transit). …
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row house back patio — need advice
Working on the back patio of my own house. Presently old layer of 1/2" small agg. concrete over old brick; concrete broken and missing in places; about 400 ft. sq. …
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good times roll?
Anybody seeing a slowdown? Personally I think demand has been so high that there is still a pipeline of business that will last for years. Home Improvement Spending Slows…
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cast iron railing
Hey guys, my better half is all over me to pick up a cast iron railing for our front steps (two steps and a landing). She seems to think they…
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coping short pieces of trim on bandsaw
Recently I bought a small bandsaw light enough to carry on site (parquet floor install -- easiest way to cut the wood tiles -- I found a 30 pound saw for…
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Some advice on a renovation needed.
Holy cow! Don't mean to cast aspersion on your guy but that ain't xactly fine homebuilding. What did he charge you for that? Maybe you paid a subpar price for…
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Opening up that new tool
How long can you wait before opening up that new toy, er, tool, and trying it out on something. Longest I've gone is a couple maybe three days. Almost always…