Discussion Forum
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Which Plywood for Kitchen Cabinets?
I'm gettiing ready to tackle my second set of kichen cabinets. The first, for my parents, were done in red oak, dyed, stained and turned out great. Now it is…
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Parging a retaining wall
I need to parge an old poured concrete retaining wall that is part of a below-grade terrace. How thick can I build up the parging without compromising its integrity? The…
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French drain options
Anyone here have experience using Waterguard perimeter drainage channel or similar engineered PVC products for interior french drains? I'm getting ready to pour a new basement floor and wondered if…
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DIY blown-in for old house
Hey gang, it's been a while. We are renovating the kitchen in our 1916 bungalow and I'm thinking about adding insulation to the exterior wall (north wall) before I patch…
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Insulating an old house
I've got a 90+ year old bungalow and we're redoing the kitchen. Before I patch and skim coat the plaster walls, I'm thinking it would be nice to blow in…
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liteweight concrete for decorative block
I need to make up some rock face block with my antique machine to use on two projects this summer and was wondering about using a light weight mix. The…
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Outdoor fireplace
We're building a fireplace into a masonry mudroom addition, one that will face outside and be underneath a pergola-styled car port. I've been looking at Superior Clay's Rumsford kits and…
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Outdoor fireplace/oven
Anyone know if it is possible to design/build an outdoor fireplace with a wood burning pizza oven above? I've seen plenty of kits and design for them side-by-side but we…
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Which concrete mixer?
I'm in need of a concrete mixer to mix batches to pour into an antique rock face CMU machine I own. I've got some batches of block to make this…
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How to lower a basement floor
I can't seem to find anything using search, for some odd reason. I'm looking to lower the floor in a 12 x 24 room in my basement. Three outside walls…