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June 19, 2012

Hi All,  I read on another post that copper shower pans are a bad idea and not up to code. Can someone tell me if that's true and why that…

June 15, 2012

I have had some great success with the tips I have learned here, but alas, there is always something more to learn. 

June 15, 2012

Please forgive my ignorance. I do not know for certain what is inside my eve overhang.  I am planning on installing a TV antenna mount on one the gable ends…

June 14, 2012

I recently installed concrete caps on top of some pony walls made of CMU (8x8x16 block size).  I used a combination of 2x4s and 2x6s to make the forms for these…

June 14, 2012

There are two types of roofs which are used on all the buildings that we see around us: commercial and residential.

June 14, 2012

Hi....  I am about to set two replacement steel support posts in my wet basement,  and I want to keep the new ones from rusting out too..

June 14, 2012

Hi again, I have another problem with the house I purchased along Washington coast: I went to replace the brick moulding on my 6 yr old house...finding a very sad…

June 12, 2012

We bought a house that's about 5 years old. The exterior is finished with siding from about 5 feet and up. below the 5 foot mark it's bare cement foundation.…

June 11, 2012

Hello, I recently began gardening and wish I had a root cellar!  The porch is a 8'x24' covered porch.  The slab is sitting on 8' of masonry block on three sides.  It…

June 9, 2012

After installing a ridge vent and tearing out the soffit in order to replace it with new material, it seems insulation is filling the space between the 2X8 rafters which…