Discussion Forum
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Using disposal causes flood
78822.1 Man, oh man, it's been a bad couple of days for the in-laws... Those of you who read or responded to the HD reroof thread got a glimpse of…
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Home Depot reroof – is this normal?
The house two doors down from us was reroofed last winter. Existing clay tile roof was torn off and architectural shingles laid. Work was contracted through HD. A few months…
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Mibro dado blade
Anyone have any experience with Mibro-brand dado blades? Lowe's has an 8" carbide-tooth blade (1/4' to 13/16", IIRC) for about $50. It's a chipper-style, not a wobble, and includes a…
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painting entry door black
DW wants to paint the exterior of our front entry door black. I don't have a problem with this aesthetically, but I want to make sure I won't be inviting…
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Patching/filling holes in treads
Evening, all, My wife and I purchased a mid-1920's house about a year and a half ago. It's in very good condition structurally and cosmetically, so we've been able to…
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Patching 3-layer roof
Evening, all, I have a friend who is tearing down the brick chimney on his house, in preparation for knocking out a wall and doing some pretty major interior reno…
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Repairing water-damaged plaster
Good evening, all My wife's parents' house was re-roofed last winter (removed existing clay tile and applied asphalt architectural 3-tabs) by a HD-contracted crew. They botched something in one of…
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What part of your job do you hate?
Hello all. I'm curious - what is your least favorite part of a job? I'm assuming paperwork and cleanup are pretty common answers, but I'm looking for other things -…
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Solid surface scraps/cutouts/offcuts
I'm replacing an old under-counter plywood cutting board, and thinking of making a new one out of solid surface material. I've never worked with solid-surface material before, so I have…
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price discussions
I've seen several threads on BT recently where various posters have asked questions like: "what is the going rate for xyz?" or "what should I charge for such-and-such job?" While…