Discussion Forum
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Re: Wood Siding Disaster
I have a client who had a substantial remodel done on her house about ten years ago, second story addition. The contractor (an idiot) did not used galvanized or ss…
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Permanently closing off foundation vents
I live up here in the Northwest (Seattle area) where winters are relatively temperate. This last winter, I closed off my foundation vents for the first time which kept the…
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Beadboard over concrete basement walls?
A friend of mine has an old concrete foundation that he wants to install beadboard wainscoting over. There is a slight moisture problem in one area where the concrete is…
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Base moulding over uneven floor?
I'm installing 1 x 4 Doug Fir base moulding in my living room on top of an existing carpet. The house is old (1908) and the floor is extremely unlevel.…
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Should I wrap my boiler?
We had a baseboard radiator system installed in our house after moving in. The boiler and furnace were put in the garage (unheated). The guys who did the install, if…
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Can I close up my crawl-space?
First, I live in the temperate Pacific Northwest (Seattle area). My older home has a plastic sheeting covered crawl space with numerous vents. It also has insulated Pex tubing for…
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Anyone! A Quality Paint Brush?
Live in the Seattle area and am a paint contractor. For years, I've used Purdy brushes, but Benjamin Moore stopped carrying them when they got sold and their quality dropped.…
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Fiber board over cement foundation?
Tearing off an old deck this weekend, I discovered 1/4" fiber board (cement board?) was used in place of sheathing and siding. The odd thing is that it was applied…
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Proper Exterior Caulk Sequence?
I've heard that, if possible, the best way to go with caulk (either inside or outside) is to prime first and then caulk. That goes for spackling nail holes, too.…
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Biesemeyer Fence Conundrum
I recently bought a used 10" Delta Unisaw that came with a Biesemeyer fence (missing the requisite fasteners, of course). I was able to get a copy of the installation…