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Historic House moving in Boston area
From today's Boston Globe. Answers the Q about how much a house weights approx. ----------------------------- View Image Traffic crawls on Massachusetts Avenue north of Harvard Square on a good day,…
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Glue test in FWW
Check this out in the latest FWW (aug 07).They compared pva's, epoxy, poly and hide glues. Surprising results, was glad to see one of my latest favorites (titebond 3) rate…
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Green materials boom
WSJ article " While Housing Withers, 'Green' Materials Bloom" http://www.realestatejournal.com/buildimprove/20070222-carlton.html
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HD getting out of wholesale supply
Don't know if any of you saw this, first page Wall Street Journal Home Depot is considering selling or spinning off its wholesale-supply business to focus on its retail operations,…
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Repairing Cast Iron radiators
Another thread on CI radiators finally pushed me to pop this Q: I have these in my house, just love them. Steam. When I started my renovation, the first thing…
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identify pest damage
I just finished major renovation on an enclosed porch at my house. Was looking through the early pics of this project and found this. No direct experience with these nasties,…
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gutter screens
Weather has held up nicely here in the Northeast, going tomorrow to a friend's/client's house to clean his gutters from leaves and other debris. The house is in a wooded…
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Mongo steam powered sawmill
I found this on another mailing list, last working steam sawmill in the country, capable of cutting long sticks (80ft). http://www.garymkatz.com/OnTheRoad/HullOaks.htm
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Deconstruction in New Orleans
Interesting article this morning in the Times about deconstruction in New Orleans. (taking appart select houses and recycling some of their materials instead of demolish and bury). Hope this link…
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drywall info?
Anyone knows when drywall became commonly available as a building material? I have notes of a demo on my old house a couple years ago, found a signature by the…