Discussion Forum
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4-pin phone connections
I need to terminate several phone lines at my brothers. They are all 4-pin ends. I don't know the order or the wires. My house was all 8-pin connections, I…
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Plastic on floor in crawl space?
My brother just built a 20 x24 family addition with a 5 foot high crawl space. He insulted the outside walls but not the floor joists as it stays warm…
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router bits for soapstone?
Getting ready to do my counters with soapstone and I'm not sure if I should use fluted bits or spiral bits for staightedging the slabs? Thanks Rupert
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Need plunge router soon!
I have about 32 feet of soapstone counters to fabricate and would like to get a pluge router for the outlet cuts in the splash, and also I need one.…
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What type of putty and caulk to use?
I'm just starting to trim my new house with poplar that will be painted. What type of putty for the nail holes and caulk should I use that won't shrink…
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Painting new plaster vs. new drywall
I've painted for years, worked for a company years ago and to all my family and friends, once a painter always a painter. I always use a semi heavy nap…
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Shim sill or top plate to level walls.
I have a garage foundation that I am getting ready to frame on. It's 3/4 of a inch out of level in places. It seems to me I should shim…
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How thick for a garage slab?
My garage is 28 x 28 and I'll be using a rebar grid for strength and possibly fiber concrete. How thick should I go.....4 inches or 6 inches? I also have…
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staining a brushed concrete slab
I hope to stain my front porch slab with a acid stain but am concerned it won't look right because of the broom finish...........What do you guys think of this?…
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painting new plaster, how soon?
In the next week or so my exterior will be finished and the plasterers will start. I've been told to wait 30 days before I paint. What happens if the…