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February 14, 1999

* I am building a house with a cone shaped roof over a circular porch. I am looking for a decorative top that is not made of wood for the…

February 14, 1999

* Anyone with advice on finishing a new residential white oak floor to keep the natural color of the wood, with just enough stain to highlight the grain and figure?…

February 14, 1999

* Jack, Try this the next time you are wiring a string of receptacles....Make up a bunch of 8" lengths of black and white wire. Strip both ends about 3/4"…

February 14, 1999

* Blue, I had to read this post several times to absorb your method. I think that I see how it works now, has to be 7 inches for the…

February 14, 1999

* after installing vinyl corner bead on an end wall of a shower, the bead doesn't perform like metal corner bead.........after 2 coats of mud, the perforations still show.........what gives?.......i…

February 14, 1999

* Old Bob is still selling for Sears, huh? I would expect such a mover/shaker to have moved to a better moving line of products, i.e. DeWalt or Makita. The…

February 14, 1999

* a friend of mine and i are about to buy a house in portland maine..the first floor will be our office, the rest we'll rent. the outside trim is…

February 14, 1999

* Bad mistake being in the building business unless you are incorporated. You could loose all you ever worked for from a simple workers comp suit. Local banks should be…

February 14, 1999

* I'm planning to install painted galvanized roofing on a house I'm currently building and am looking for an alternative to using 30lb. felt under the roofing. My thinking is…

February 14, 1999

* I'm renovating a bathroom - but leaving the tub (a 3 x 6 Jacuzzi-type deal). All my new fixtures will be chrome, but the fittings on this existing tub…