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January 20, 2002

* i have just seen a job that i finished about three months ago, right up close. when the client wasn't looking, i got a ladder and had a close…

January 20, 2002

* I know this might sound crazy, but we just bought a house exposed to New England weather that has faded/oxidized siding. It used to be gray... now it is…

January 20, 2002

* Any ideas for cutting decorative ends on 4x beams.

January 20, 2002

* There's a discussion going on in this folder about what to call the supporting studs under a header. The subject is "Trimmers, jacks, or cripples". I always find the…

January 20, 2002

* Is it possible for an indivdual(non professional) to spray wet cellulose? Can equitment be rented?

January 20, 2002

* I want to be able to find this info by search someday... Piffin and I started this yak in another thread...add to it all! near the stream, aj

January 20, 2002

* I have a covered porch that needs enclosing. The rub is that it is tiled and sloped to drain. Its L shaped and sections have different slopes. I'm trying…

January 19, 2002

* We are trimming out a new home that has been plastered. Our delima is that at the window and door corners the plaster is usually thicker than the center,…

January 19, 2002

* After framing and sheathing an addition that covered a stair that led to the second story of a duplex, I installed a 2 1/4 crown between the fasica and…

January 18, 2002

* What's the best way to sheath a hip roof? That is, how do you minimize waste and maximize speed?