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February 5, 2002

* Hello there, I am planning on installing 16" ceramic floor tiles over the concrete slab floor in several areas of my home. Some sections are covered by linoleum. I…

February 5, 2002

* A potential client handed me prints for a 4 bathroom 4000sf new home. It appears that the entire wastewater system needs to pumped (the site sits in a depression…

February 5, 2002

* Any advice on removing 100% silicone caulk from masonry and stucco? Solvents, etc. Thanks.

February 5, 2002

* The front door of our house was installed incorrectly (not just the door, but the whole frame it came in). It was reinstalled, however, in doing so the stucco…

February 5, 2002

* The floor of my customers kitchen/breakfast room is half on a slab and half on trusses. The floor on the slab has been replaced twice by previous contractors due…

February 5, 2002

* I'm installing a wood floor by floating it as opposed to nailing it down & was wondering what the best glue is for this type of application. The flooring…

February 4, 2002

* I am about to install 2-1/4" hardwood flooring in the new addition of my old house. The old house also has hardwood flooring that runs north and south. The…

February 4, 2002

* The marvin windows have a 1/4" piece of wood that projects +- 1" up past the bottom of the lower sash. The window frame does not have any provision…

February 4, 2002

* Im wondering about a floating slab that is keyed into a stemwall by means of having a 4 inch recess on the top of the 8 inch stemwall, so…

February 4, 2002

* Lets see if I can describe my situation. I have reframed the roof of a doghouse dormer. A large rectangular chimney (with the long axis running parallel to the…