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February 10, 1999

* Being a do-it-yourselfer, but not a mason, I'm a little nervous about laying block for a frost footing for my 36x24 cabin. I need 40-48" of depth, so I…

February 10, 1999

* Visiting a friend in Puerto Rico, I was shown a strange problem - the floor ceramic tiles in the entire house had begun to pop from the subfloor. The…

February 10, 1999

* We have an existing house that is built on a slight hill. The septic leach lines run across the hill behind the house (although there's kid of a platuea…

February 10, 1999

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February 10, 1999

* I have an old house with exterior walls about 4 1/2" thick. If I compressed and fitted 5 1/2" fiberglass bats in the walls would I loose much R…

February 10, 1999

* I just bought a 15 gauge angled finish nailer for home use. I have alot of window and door molding to install. Every time I nail the thin side…

February 10, 1999

* My new home (9 mos old) has devloped cracks in the basement floor. The builder assures me these are normal and can be repaired. Can anyone recommend the product…

February 10, 1999

* How many ways are there to insulate ducts? Which is best?

February 10, 1999

* This old timer is a little nervous about installing this fl. ($12,000 worth) over 3/4 mat subfl. thats glued and nailed to 2x12s on 16" centers at a 14'…

February 10, 1999

* I have differential settling in my house that is showing itself through stair step cracking in the block walls and horizontal cracking in the stem wall. Is there a…