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July 8, 2022

Hello,So my first row was a bear to put on. I initially put a string up and did a chalk line at 48 inches, but when I go to put…

July 8, 2022

Hi-I am doing demo/deconstruction in my new 1950s house.  Took down A TON of paneling and old drywall from the walls, and I want to remove the hundreds (thousands?) of…

July 8, 2022

I have a project where I will be repairing horse hair plaster and then skim coating with joint compound (roll the compound on the wall, use drywall tool to skim…

July 8, 2022

My wife and I want to build a 2-story 1400 sq. foot home in beautiful (and heavily regulated) Santa Cruz, CA. And when I say build, I mean we'd be…

July 7, 2022

Is this a load bearing wall? The blue line is the way the wall is running and the wall is where the pipe is at.

July 6, 2022

We're about to pour a slab for our new home. We'd like polished concrete for our finished floor, but I'm having a hard time finding what specifications to give our…

July 6, 2022

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July 5, 2022

I'm looking to replace my direct hot water tank (8 years old) and gas boiler (45 years old) with an energy efficient system. My heat emitters are old convectors. It's…

July 4, 2022

Thoughts on whether or not to treat hard water for a new construction project... The latest water report shows that our water here in Santa Cruz is quite hard (ranging…

July 2, 2022

The front steps on my 1925 bungalow have some minor cracks and flaking (photos #1-3) that I'd like to take care of before they get any worse.  What would be…