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Nailing beveled cedar siding
June 16, 2002

I'm currently building an addition onto an existing home that has 1/2"x 6" beveled cedar siding coated with a solid color stain. I have a sizable amount of new cedar to…
skim over or paint over old raw plaster
June 16, 2002

We have scratch coat finished plaster walls that were never painted since they were plastered in the 1950s. It has a sand textured streaks or swirls as a finished surface.…
Roof Condensation in Mountain Climate
June 16, 2002

We are in escrow for a 16 year old home with a composit shingle (w/20 yr. guarentee) roof and Cathedral ceiling (no attic) in Mammoth Lakes, CA (a ski resort with…
framing
June 16, 2002

looking for info on how to construct a deadmans valley on a roof pictures ect Edited 6/15/2002 7:48:32 PM ET by mike
Access Panels
June 16, 2002

Hello Folks, back again with another question. I need to box out the location of my water meter and misc valves. Since it is located in what will be my…
Sheathing.
June 15, 2002

In the near future, when I can no longer put it off, I am going to have to replace the sheathing on a small building, a glorified shed. Single story,…
Installing windows
June 15, 2002

I have question. Where I live they are building new track houses. And when they installed the windows. They installed some without sheathing. And some on the same wall with…
Ok deck builders how to fassen the frame
June 15, 2002

The new preasure treated,,natural select Preserve Naturewood,,will all eat up Electroplated and Aluminum nails,,I dont know about you guys but I frame with a nail gun,,and that is not going…
Refinishing floor
June 15, 2002

I have a customer of mine who just moved into a new house that they are leasing. Thay have a pickled oak floor that runs throughout their dining room, foyer…
COMPOSITE DECKING
June 14, 2002

ANY PREFERENCES ON THE COMPOSITE DECKING MATERIALS. The Choice Deck premium ( Weyerhaeuser) at Lowes looks nice. Open to suggestions on others brands, fastening methods etc. Thanks to all.

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