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Before the Shop Floor Pour
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…
Energy Wise …… Cost Foolish
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.…
Miters reflected in saw blades…and …
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…
Any Hope for warped doors?
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…
pvc single membrane decking
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…
TrimTec….plastic siding
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…
Metal Studs to Concrete Block
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…
Radius of arch in english
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…
a new twist on raising the roof
March 12, 2002

* new for me anyway. We were bidding a job and lost out to a contractor that is adding a second story to part of a house. The area in…
POPCORN CEILING
March 12, 2002

* In the near future I have to remove a POPCORN ceiling.I understand the process is to spray and scrape. Any tips as to how wet it must be to…

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