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January 18, 2002

* I'm planning to build a small garage-shop with living space above in a dense residential area. I'd like to soundproof the structure in such a way to minimize/eliminate machine…

January 18, 2002

* Does anyone know of a website that describes common techniques and specifications for basement construction? I am looking for info on drainage, waterproofing, backfill material, sump pumps etc..etc. Also…

January 18, 2002

* Is it possible to install a ceramic tile bathroom floor using 1/4" luan as underlayment? What about a kitchen or mudroom ceramic tile floor over 3/4" T&G flakeboard? I…

January 18, 2002

* I'm looking for tips on preparing an existing terrazo floor for installation of a glue down engineered wood floor. Should I clean the floor using a chemical stripper, sanding…

January 18, 2002

* my brother has a stucco house. the stucco has chipped out under the sill of a window clear thru to the framing. what does one patch it with?

January 18, 2002

* My house in El Sobrante, CA, has some dry rot in areas of the fascia. The original appears to have been 1x10 redwood (circa 1957). One of the neighbors…

January 17, 2002

* My new house will have two 36' x 8' front porches, and I am concerned with keeping water from soaking into the floor of the upstairs porch and causing…

January 17, 2002

* My kitchen sub sold me, installed, a beautiful black granite countertop with a honed, not polished, surface. At the one and only corner, he butted two slabs and epoxied…

January 17, 2002

* I recently installed two exterior prehung doors only to find out that they both leak around the aluminum threshold on both sides of the bottom. Cedar bevel siding is…

January 16, 2002

* Any hands on experience out there. A client requested it. I've worked with the sheet style but I need tips on how this stuff works.