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February 1, 2002

* I've heard that greenboard should not be used on the bathroom ceiling, but I don't know i why. Anybody?

February 1, 2002

* Any experience with "frost protected shallow footers"? Here's a description I heard... "FPSF's are footers that need only to be 12 inches deep, no matter what the frost-line in…

February 1, 2002

* My wife and I will be building a new house this spring and we want it to be almost all brick. The design that we have settled on is…

February 1, 2002

* I've removed the old parquet flooring which was installed over the old vinyl flooring. In pulling up the old parquet some of the old vinyl came up with the…

February 1, 2002

* I want to make and install a small cabinet over the commode in the water closet of our Master Bath. Is it possible to scribe both sides of the…

February 1, 2002

* Our floor joists are 2 X 8 s. The span is about 11 feet. Each joist is notched at the end so that the joist rests on a 2…

February 1, 2002

* We own a 105 year old American Four Square with a center chimney. Over the years the foundation settled so that the floors are pitched to the center of…

January 31, 2002

* I'm preparing to replace the terribly ill-fitting 110 year old doors on my carriage house (see attached photo). The doors will swing out. The structure is in sad condition,…

January 31, 2002

* I am trying to find a method of attaching new gingerbread to existing fascia. I designed gingerbread to compliment existing corner brackets, but have yet to determine the proper…

January 31, 2002

* I'm hooking up to sewer which is at the corner of my property. I'm presently on a septic sytem which has been crushed. The point - in order to…