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March 13, 1999

* I use a plate that attatches to the bar of a chain saw that is being made by Big Foot Saw Adapters, (702) 565-9954. I use it primarily to…

March 13, 1999

* I live on long Island and am searching for a supplier of quarter sawn oak in bulk for trim work in a new house I'm building. I've been checking…

March 13, 1999

* I have a project with high plaster walls that have long runs of chip cracking (alagatoring) that run vertically in tapering strips (no bigger than 2 to 4 inches…

March 13, 1999

* In NEW construction, just what are the prevailing options for increasing the insulation value in the masonary walls associated with large, non-zero clearance, fireplace installations?

March 13, 1999

* I would like your professional opinion regarding the drainage in my basement. I am having a problem due to ground water. It is not gutters, etc like everyone claims.…

March 12, 1999

* I was involved in an inspection of a very nice multi-story condo in Arlington, Va. In the Square-D Distribution Panel a 15 amp breaker serving a microwave was a…

March 12, 1999

* Dear All, I'm looking for any and all info on rubble trench foundations, especially if there is reference to them in the building codes. I saw the article in…

March 12, 1999

* To gain steel framing experience I want to steel frame a 1 1/2 story outbuilding I'm planning. It will be a hip-roofed, insulated, windowed structure. Any ideas on where…

March 12, 1999

* In the following wall would you use house wrap (Tyvek)? Would you use a air/vapor barrier (poly.)? The wall will be in a cold climate. The wall is solid…

March 12, 1999

* I'm building a new home and want some opinions about using vapor barriers in homes. My contractor says that he has done it both ways with and without the…