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cross-linked polyethylene pipe (PEX)
February 11, 1999

* *Do the compression type fittings used with cross-linked polyethylene pipe (PEX) hold up well? Is the PEX system an improvement over copper for residential water lines?
trex decking material
February 11, 1999

* I am building a new deck and want to use TREX decking. Does anyone have any long term experience using this material? How does it hold up over the…
Cleaning Fiberglass Shingles
February 11, 1999

* What's the best way to clean black stains, mold, and moss off of fiberglass shingles? Roof is about 8 years old. Is premature replacement my only recourse? Keep the…
Multiport ventilators – good, bad,ugly?
February 11, 1999

* I'm remodeling a house with three baths and a laundry that need fans. I am thinking of using one multiport ventilator rather 4 or 5 individual fans. I realize…
A STUPID QUESTION ABOUT FROST FOOTING…
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…
Cure needed for "popping" c…
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…
Tainted Underground Water Under House
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…
help me find an article from a past f…
February 10, 1999

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If I compress 5 1/2" bats into 4…
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…
Nailgun problems
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…

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