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Preserving Cedar wood shingles
June 27, 2002

My brother sided his new house with red cedar shingles. He did not put any type of preserver or stain, sealer ect. He now wants to use some kind of…
Lifting walls
June 27, 2002

Does anyone have a secret way to lift walls by yourself. I have two that are 2 feet long each. And I can't find any wall jacks to rent. Or…
plugging plank floor
June 27, 2002

The wifey and I have decided on 10" pine plank flooring. I've access to 50- 16' pine treads. They are 1"x 11 1/2". The moisture content is a touch high-10/11%…
tile on a cement floor
June 27, 2002

I will be doing a tile job within the next week or so the floor of this small room is smooth concrete i will be using 12x12 spanish tile my…
Decking dilema
June 26, 2002

Some deck information desired here. We do interiors in NYC and plead ignorance when the occasional exterior deck job comes around, in this case it's my own house in Queens. …
Twisted bottom plate
June 26, 2002

I have a bottom that is twisted on the end. When I place my corners they will not line up. Does anyone know of a way to flatten the plate?…
ceramic tile floors
June 26, 2002

We are remodeling our home built in l978 - a cement slab. We pulled out all of the linoleum, ceramic tile (all adhered to cement VERY well), and part of…
Flooring or cabinets first?
June 26, 2002

I have a question about kitchen flooring. Do you do the floor before or after the cabinets are installed? I do the floor first because it looks better to me. …
Recreate decrotive railing on flat roof
June 26, 2002

I have job to build a decrotive railing system on a 1 story roof. This is the family room of a 3 story dutch colonial in New jersey. The railing…
Ceramic wall tile
June 25, 2002

Need some advice. Been asked to submit a price to re-tile a shower stall, about 3 ft x 3-1/2 ft x 8 ft high, including the ceiling. One: removing the…

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