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Question for New England Builders
February 15, 2002

* Why do you strap the ceilings with 1x3 or 1x4's? Everytime I ask someone I get a different answer. I've not seen it done anywhere else in the country…
Curved Stairway
February 14, 2002

* Who has framed a curved stairway? It is not a freestanding, there will be a curved wall up to the stair, then open railing. Where can I find good…
Sound Transmisssion – AGAIN!
February 14, 2002

* I know this subject has been up time and time again. I'm just looking for a bit of clarity and opinion. I'm moving into a downstairs flat of a…
cutting metal doors
February 14, 2002

* hello all, i need to install some dog doors in my solid core metal doors. these doors are your garden variety, and i need to cut a 12" x…
Need to span 30′ without posts…..
February 14, 2002

* First time enquirer....an enterprising do-it yourselfer. I will be adding a kitchen/dinning room bump out on the back of our straight faced 2 story colonial here in Denver Colorado. Dimensions…
Scraping off a popcorn texture ceilin…
February 14, 2002

* Is it doable without wrecking the drywall? Have a 15'x14' ceiling in a bedroom where I would like to do a knockdown/stucco effect ceiling to match a recent attached…
Painting sequence
February 14, 2002

* Were finally getting down to painting on this project and Im wondering if there is a preferred sequence of events.I ve done everyway possible before and wondered how the…
My washing machine siphons my toilets…
February 14, 2002

* I recently had my septic tank pumped out and some repair done. Apparently the inspection pipe (4" pipe between house and tank, with a cap) had broke off at…
Timber Frames
February 14, 2002

* I'm planning to build a smallish shed (15' x21') framed with hemlock timbers (mostly 6"x6") on 3' centers. I will mortise and tenon the timbers by hand. The local…
Tiling over adhesive residue
February 14, 2002

* I'm doing a tile job in a large bathroom. The floor was covered with 12" square adhesive vinyl tiles, which I have removed, leaving a sticky residue. It's not…

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