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April 13, 2002

redoing my existing asphalt driveway including extending it. should i have asphalt sub do prep work (base) or excavator i will be using for addition. i'm afraid of conflict if…

April 13, 2002

Hello, I am framing a house with 16 inch overhangs. Usually we have 12" overhangs and just use 2x6 blocking between the gable truss and the fly(barge) rafter. This house…

April 13, 2002

I have to have my tar and gravel roofing replaced.  I have rec'd a quote from a company to do an elastomeric roof.  The cost is about 60% of a…

April 12, 2002

I'm putting in put a shower pan and my wife asked if I could build a seat in the shower and I did. But now I have a problem... how do…

April 12, 2002

I'm putting in put a shower pan and my wife asked if I could build a seat in the shower and I did. But now I have a problem... how do…

April 12, 2002

I have an old (1820's) post and beam farm house in Vermont.  We have been in the house 3 years and are trying to right the wrongs of several generations…

April 12, 2002

Hi,  I am just finishing the drywall stage of a new house and I was getting bids from tapers and was told not to use greenboard on a vapor barriered…

April 12, 2002

I have a question, to which I've received varied answers. I'll be excavating for an addition to my home, and it seems a shame to simply fill around the footers…

April 12, 2002

i think that if you turn a shingle upside down for your starter course it will violate the warenty on most  brands. it says on the bundle to detab the…

April 12, 2002

I built a treehouse last summer.( 17 x 14 platform with a deck ) It had to be done before my wedding day ( honeymoon suite ) consequentially we were…