Discussion Forum
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spray foam insulation
I am turning a screen porch into a 4 season room, a lot of windows, minimal walls. I want to foam the ceiling and walls, salesman says I need closed…
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which mortar mix
I am installing 8x8x16 cement blocks on an old hot-tub slab to provide an elevated platform for a stone fire pit on an elevated deck. I am not a mason…
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ceiling tiles – asbestos?
I have a customer who wants me to remove the ceiling tiles in his basement. I am a man of a certain age and i can remember these ceilings going…
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short cycling boiler
I have a Weil-Mclain oil fired boiler 2yrs old. This winter it started shortcycling burner fan on 10 sec. burner on 5 deconds (even less) then burner fan for 10…
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drafty bath fan
l just installed a Panasonic bathfan for a customer and she says she feels cold air dropping down from it in extreme cold weather. Both the fan damper and roof…
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FORD AC
Tried the AC in the work van today 99 here today and guess what - no go. turned the knob to AC and the idle (rpms) didn't drop. So I'm…
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refinishing butcher block counters
I have a customer who wants butcher block tops refinished. I have never done this, has anyone out there done this? how is it done? Thanks
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tile shower floor
My tile man who I have used for 15 years installed a mud job shower base with 1"sq marble on sheets. The water is finally going and the homeowner sprayed…
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polishing granite
I am a pretty handy fellow, being a general contractor with 4yr old granite counters in my remodeled home. They are really looking dull and could stand a professional type…
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noisy hot water pipes
I am remodeling three baths for a client, plumber installed new baseboards, now the homeowner says she hears water running in the pipes, I hear it too like water running…