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March 14, 2002

* Hello, I realize bracing basement walls before backfill is not done everwhere around the country(some put the box on first) so I'm not trying to start that debate. For…

March 13, 2002

* I just bought a house with a high quality cast iron kitchen sink. Problem is, it's red and shows fairly bad wear in places. No way it will pass…

March 13, 2002

* Before I pour the shop floor, I would like to install a dust collection system. Are there any suggestions as to what material? Special concerns or ideas to make…

March 13, 2002

* Had a discussion with an architect regarding 2x4 exterior wall framing vs. 2x6 framing. The energy "saving" (really an energy use avoidance) is obviously better with the 2x6 walls.…

March 13, 2002

* I was pretty impressed today when... I read that some carpenters, cutting mitered trim, watched the reflection of the stock in the saw blade to cut the miter. No…

March 13, 2002

* several of the original doors in my 1880's cape are warped. Alot. As they hang, they fit into the jamb at the bottom of the latch side but are…

March 13, 2002

* hey guys..anyone have any experience with single membrane pvc decking? Looking at it for my own porch and as an additional service for my business. Also looking at this…

March 13, 2002

* A while back...a few questions were asked about the stuff. Here's a recent job I finished using TrimTec. The bump-out was re-sided with it. All the flat 1x is…

March 12, 2002

* The church volunteered me to build a partition wall. I figured on metal studs and 5/8 firecode drywall. Attaching to the concrete floor and steel I-beam above is relatively…

March 12, 2002

* I was just reading about all the different ways carpenters find and make the radius of an arch in some old question dated Jan. 1. I laughed, but was…