Discussion Forum
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Wide (very wide) Plank Flooring
Hi All. I am faced with the atypical task, at least in my area of managing a hard wood floor project that will consist of super wide reclaimed boards. The…
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Wooden covers for radiators (Steam Boiler)
My wife and I want to remodel a co-op apartment we own here in DC. She really wants radiator covers. I, being the carpenter , want to build wooden ones. …
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Paneling installation with Z-bar
Hi All, I am looking at a job that entails paneling a room, walls and ceiling with highly figured maple paneling. Panels on the walls are 3/4 MDF core and…
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Underpinnig- going deep
I am considering bidding a project that requires underpinning an existing footing. The building is more or less 110' X 25'. Also the building is trapezoidal. I've done several underpinnings…
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Building a deck over a shed roof
When I considered the problem over building a deck over a shed roof over the years in theory only, I figured I could do it no problem. Now confronted with…
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Warmboard subfloor
Anyone ever deal with this? How much more time does it take? It says "Any carpenter who has ever installed 4x8 sheets of plywood subfloor already has the tools and…
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The things I see never cease to amaze me
I was talking to a client yesterday when I noticed a house was being worked on across the alleyway. I mentioned it for some reason and she said they had…
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Leaking shower pan liner
Second post today. I have a client who bought a house that was remodeled by a developer and water started coming through the bathroom ceiling just under a year after…
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Hardwood Porch Decking
I have a client that has a wrap around porch with SYP decking ran perpendicular from the house. The house was probably built in the 1920's and the decking has…
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repairing hair line cracks in plaster
The boys got a little over zealous when removing a chimney on a remodel. Now the nieghbor has some hairline cracks in her wall. These are masonry townhouse residences built…