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Odors off plumbing vents
August 16, 2002

A friend of mine has a new log home with a 12/12 pitched roof, located in a rural mountain area, so he is on a septic system. The septic system…
Durarock as base for plaster skim coat
August 16, 2002

I live in the No. CA Bay Area and I'm having trouble find suppliers of blue board for a skim coat plaster. Any one know of any reason why I…
Freize board
August 16, 2002

I would like to install 1 x 6 frieze board under the gables of our home which is under construction. The exterior will be brick veneer, & I would like…
Beveled Cedar Siding and Corners – Help!
August 16, 2002

I normally (or abnormally, maybe) hang out at Knots, but this question is more house-related. I just finished the carcass of a large woodbin, and I want to put 8"…
Siding Article, RE: Spacing etc…
August 16, 2002

I am trying to find the recent? article on shingle siding, mostly concerned with spacing and aligning the rows to coincide with windo/door edges etc...Any help would be appreciated. Is…
Lap siding horiz alignment
August 16, 2002

OK, you're supposed to align the bottom edge of the siding (Hardi plank in this case) with the top of the doors, and measure down from there to get the start…
Metal roof over asphalt??
August 16, 2002

I'm about to reroof a 19 year old house with standing seam metal roofing. The current asphalt shingle roof is worn but there are no signs of damaged shingles anywhere…
fake spanish tile
August 16, 2002

i am looking for a light weight replacment for spanish tile ,no cement or metal . must look like spanish tile , maybe fiberglass ooooor ?????? help capt seaweed
Use of oak in dining room table
August 15, 2002

I made a round table last summer to match a piece of furniture I had seen in a client's meeting room. It consisted of pie-shaped pieces of oak with a…
Do I have proper drainage?
August 15, 2002

I have some lanscapeing being done. And the landscaper put in more then adequate drainage. But I was told by my landscaper that my drainage for my shop is wrong.(concrete…

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