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May 1, 2002

Do you know of any resources which will help me do flow calculations for a fire sprinkler system? I'm building a house (my own) in California--F.D. requires me to have…

May 1, 2002

I'm thinking about purchasing a 200+ year old home and this being my 1st home purchase I'm a little hesitant. After the 1st walkthrough I noticed that the roof was…

May 1, 2002

I need to make a floor a straight plane, but choose to not make it level , as its adjoining another room. Can I mix it to hold it self…

May 1, 2002

Old concrete driveway is losing its finish. Ive got a drive way that has lost its top finish. about an inch of it in the worst places. This has been…

May 1, 2002

Anyone out there that can help me in the proper construction of building a brick window well or vent well.  I have looked in all the building books and can't…

May 1, 2002

I'm in the process of remodeling a bathroom which will include replacing the old exhaust fan.  Upon removing the cover on the fan, I noticed that there was no duct. …

May 1, 2002

I just had concrete steps and pavers poured with exposed aggregate finish.  The steps have a 1-inch square bull-nosing while the pavers are square edged.  The problem is that the…

April 30, 2002

I just installed a front-loading washer which vibrates like crazy when it's on the spin cycle. It is on a level surface of 3/4" plywood; the legs have been leveled…

April 30, 2002

I posted once before, and I want to thank everyone for their invaluable input.  I'm forging ahead with adding an exterior door to my walk-out basement, and now planning to…

April 30, 2002

I don't know who had the idea here to cope with a Dremel tool, but it is absolutely brilliant!  I had never coped a joint before in my life, and…