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Pink Plaster
March 7, 2002

* The concrete walls in my dad's basement are parged with a white sanded plaster. In several locations where there had been water infiltration problems the plaster has a very…
Slab on grade with stem wall formwork
March 6, 2002

* I'm not much of a concrete person (mostly finish carpentry) but need to pour a little garage slab. I want to go with a slab on grade, but need…
Trim Filler
March 6, 2002

* Need some advice from trim carpenters and/or painters. I am building yet another house for myself....this one a retirement home. In other houses I used the following sequence for…
chipped bath tubs?
March 6, 2002

* I was cutting out an iron stack today, and dropped part of it onto the tub. The tub has the usual ceramic coating, and is some sort of light…
Jacking up older home to level
March 6, 2002

* I recently purchased an older home - built in 1922. The settling over the years has left some sections of the home low by 1-2". The foundation appears to…
Corners for vinyl siding
March 6, 2002

* With no maintenance the goal, but an aversion to J-channel, we decided to use vinyl corners with integral channel on our new vinyl sided house. What we didn't realize…
MDF for trim
March 6, 2002

* We are considering making 1"x4"flat casing for doors and windows out of MDF board. The outside edges will have solid wood backbanding.Anyone have much expierence using this material this…
Concrete Countertops
March 6, 2002

* Contractor looking to use concrete for the top on our reception desk as well as our conference table. Any help would be appreciated.
Shadowing ceiling joists
March 6, 2002

* I am about to start a kitchen remodel where I have been asked to fix an unrelated problem. In many areas of the ceiling the there is shadowing on…
How do you cut a handrail easing?
March 5, 2002

* How do you cut a handrail easing? I've noticed that there seems to be several different ways of cutting a handrail easing these days.When I was an apprentice in…

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