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October 24, 2016

I bought a little lot in a town in Central America with my wife. The lot is about 8x15 meters and I am planning to use cmu blocks to build…

October 20, 2016

I was hoping someone could help me. My deck add on is finished now but want to deck skirt underneath with 5/4 " deck boards running horizontally. I am trying…

October 16, 2016

Im building two cender block posts between cement slab and portico to hold up, hold down and hold against lateral forces. Please dont tell me why I dont need to…

October 16, 2016

Okay, so I am new to this forum and I am not a very knowledgeable person when it comes to construction, but I am attempting to do a project and…

October 16, 2016

Need to remove vinyl flooring from a terrazzo concrete floor. Broke out the big  scrapper and lifted the vinyl off pretty easy However, the backing is extremely tenacious.  Looking for…

October 16, 2016

I hope some kind soul can help.  There are millions of bits of info on the internet but I've yet to find a solid answer to my question in my…

October 15, 2016

I have a pile of 5/8 OSB scraps leftover.  Is there any reason I should be fearful to use these scraps for drywall blocking?  Would there be a potential for…

October 15, 2016

In this FHB build, they used Cumaru. Was board cupping a concern? I am building a similar deck in Vancouver BC, a fairly wet climate and though I would prefer…

October 13, 2016

I'm an Architect renovating my 1909 upstairs bedrooms. I have a flooring issue I need help with. I installed 6" wide R+Q white oak and stained it a light colored…

October 9, 2016

I just completed installing 1/4" HardiBacker over a plywood subfloor in my master bath in preparation for installing 12x12" porcelain tile.  I installed the HardiBacker using modified thinset and roofing…