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Stop wasting money: Forget sheathing…
March 4, 1999

* I can't understand why I see post after post assuming sheathing is even needed. If its racking and shear strength you want, use cross bracing that is attached to…
Oops…
March 4, 1999

* We have a mix of galvanized & copper pipe; I've planned to replace the galvanized fragments, which are soldered to the newer copper without benefit of dielectric unions (fortunately…
Dewalt portable table saw??
March 4, 1999

* Sorry if this an old topic but I need to know about this saw. If anyone has it can you compare it to a full size contractor saw. I…
Wood frooring over concrete
March 4, 1999

* For the first time in 12 years I have to have hardwood frooring installed over both 3/4" plywood and an ajoining concrete floor without radiant heat. Since the project…
replacing insulation from the outside
March 4, 1999

* I have a house built in the early '70s, and the wood panel siding is falling apart and needs to be replaced. I figured that while I had the…
Fiberglass Insulation and Sheetrock i…
March 4, 1999

* Here in Texas my suppliers tell me they are having to wait longer for delivery and pay more for fiberglass batt insulation and for sheetrock. The same thing happened…
concrete or wood framing: which is be…
March 4, 1999

* I was wondering which is better to use both cost wise and workability, concrete walls or wood studs? How is sheetrock put into a house with concrete walls? I…
Warped Exterior Door
March 3, 1999

* I have a warped wood exterior stile and rail door. It is a single panel door, the single panel being a full length window. The latch side of the…
creative restoration ideas needed, pl…
March 3, 1999

* I could use some advice regarding a potential church restoration. The church is an old timber framer, sitting right on the ocean side (far east atlantic), presently unheated. A…
Fein Multimaster "Detail Sander&…
March 3, 1999

* Any comments on the Fein Multimaster detail sander? Do the "alternative" blades work? Paint scraper? Flush cut blade? Segmented blade? Carbide rasp? I will be tearing up a tile…

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