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May 30, 2002

Howdy,  I am designing a basement conversion, and have a question about vapor barriers.  My Client's home has an unfinished basement in the Denver area.  The floor is a wood…

May 30, 2002

I'm getting ready to insulate and drywall the walls. I've been told that I should place diatomaceous clay and borax powder on the sill plates to discourage the movement of…

May 30, 2002

I am searching for a book, brochure, video, etc. on the techniques of installing copper gutters. Information such as overlap of the copper, soldering guidelines, design, etc. Any leads are…

May 30, 2002

I am trying to remove a rotted sill plate, in a "non bearing" exterior  wall, and want to know how to shore up the wall, when in this case, there…

May 30, 2002

I have a bad glue joint on a 4" horizontal PVC drain. Apparently not enough glue in the joint. Don't really want to cut it out and replace - its…

May 29, 2002

First time, please be gentle. Question 1. When laying out a deck one joist can be on 16" centers but the other can't because of the overlap at the center…

May 29, 2002

I'm building a work shop 1 story 2x6 framing 16 inch on center 28 x 40 foot footprint. And I was told that when I put down the roof trusses…

May 29, 2002

We recently purchased a wonderful old (1914) house that has been beautifully restored - on the inside. The outside is now our project. It is covered with 45-year-old aluminum siding…

May 29, 2002

I want to install deadbolts in my new (2000) house.  I haven't been particularly knocked out by the workmanship on a previous job done by a locksmith (ragged mortises, weak…

May 29, 2002

its been a while since I poked my head in here, but I have a question to bounce off you folk. I am not sure whether I ought to be…