Discussion Forum
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Sledgehammers and DIY construction shows
This is really just a rant. Wanting to express a huge pet peeve of mine that no one else cares about. It seems like on every TV show featuring amateur…
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Experiences w. smoking in condos?
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience to share, practical or otherwise, with dealing with cigarette odors from neighbors in multiple-unit dwellings. It's a matter I've gotten pretty…
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Need a Range Vent
I was wondering what people might suggest for adding some proper ventilation to my kitchen. I like to do some pretty serious cooking from time to time--problem is, my standard-issue…
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Blackboard slate kitchen floor
I've gotten a hold of several old slate blackboards that I intend to cut up into 1' x 2' tiles for my kitchen floor. I was wondering if anyone had…
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An Office from Scratch
Just wanted to show a project I've been working on between classes. It's a suite of offices for a clinical psychologist. It's sort of an essay on creating as nice a space…
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Q. about insect behavior.
I've been working outside with limestone all summer, and I've observed that nearly every time I start cutting a piece of stone with my angle grinder, some fly goes right for it. …
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…Might be more like fine gardening…
My first landscaping project--this has been my full-time job for the last three summers. It was just a big, empty backyard when I started. I designed it all, and I've put in about 90%…
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Suggest good storm windows?
I was hoping someone here might be able to suggest sources for some good replacement storm windows. So far I'm coming up short. I'm working on a very nice Georgian…
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Concealed gutters and downspouts
I'm working out the design details for a Conservatory/Summerhouse that I'll start building in a few weeks, and I was hoping for some advice on rain gutters. This building will be all…
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Making Cast Stone
I want to put some prarie style planting urns out in the garden, but there's no way we can afford reproduction Frank Lloyd Wright designs, so it's up to me…