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April 30, 2009

I get to sazsall the old steel bathtub in two and make an entire new shower and tub. I have seen two articles suggesting a low thermal mass shower will…

April 30, 2009

I have a 1966 frame and 20% masonry house in Central Texas, perfect North south exposure, lots of wind and sun. The 12 foundations on our mountain were poured with…

April 30, 2009

I'm currently an under employed remodler in california.  I'm considering doing something to improve  my business for the future.    U.C. Davis extension is offering a "certificate" program in "Green…

April 29, 2009

What's the latest thoughts on this technology?  My 12 yr old thing got burnt up with a lightning strike.   

April 27, 2009

This is probably a pretty stupid idea, but I've just got to ask it. The original furnace chimney in our house is no longer used. Our high-efficiency furnace and hot…

April 27, 2009

The interior of my home will have 1" of foamboard on all exterior walls.  How can I mount the electrical boxes?  They would need to protrude 1" for the foam…

April 27, 2009

In previous posts I asked about the necessity to remove K&T wiring from walls prior to dense-pack.  The general answer here was 'yes', which I confirmed by finding 1987 national…

April 24, 2009

Greetings, I have (2) 275 oil tanks that I am adverting as freebees. Thought there was only some sludge remaining. After dismantling the piping I've discovered there's about 80 gallons…

April 24, 2009

I'm stumped on this one.  Yesterday I looked at a two story house where the owner, among other things, noted buckling roof shingles and black stains under the roof sheathing.…

April 24, 2009

i have just finished the infloor heating program my houses first floor is 1000 sq feet and 100 sq feet of that is cantilevered part of the floor is concrete…