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  1. Mortar for Stone Walls
  2. Screwdriver for 3-inch deck screw
  3. hardwood over radiant
  4. Aluminum Wiring
  5. Hanging Drywall
  6. bricks on painted cement
  7. Grouting a metal building to a concre…
  8. oxidation on galvanized roof
  9. cement countertop sealers?
  10. SHOULD I REMOVE AND REPLACE PARTICLE …
  11. Help a home owner. WR Grace Ice &amp…
  12. Framing a hip roof with trusses
  13. Cement Bricks to concrete paint?
  14. Best materials for exterior handrails…
  15. Dimming Lights
  16. Is a brick house worth it??
  17. Hoggin wood
  18. Driveway question
  19. Problem toilets
  20. Best way to attach Fire place Mantel
  21. Hemlock, Cyprus or Western Cedar
  22. Best substrate for fabricating kitche…
  23. Best sealer to use on Chinese Black S…
  24. masonry, brick
  25. WOOD SPECIES MATCHING
  26. How to tone down stain for birch plan…
  27. Garage Slab, Demo or not to demo, tha…
  28. PAINTING OVER PREVIOUSLY FINISHED KIT…
  29. basement wall
  30. Cement Backer board – CUTTING SHEARS …
  31. Computerized/Dial-in House Control Sy…
  32. Please help on framing gable overhangs.
  33. woodshapers
  34. concrete counter-top sealer
  35. Unifying "plaster" for plas…
  36. Installing 3/4" Maple flooring
  37. Computerized/Dial-in Home Control?
  38. Removing glue from concrete
  39. Software needed – Project Management …
  40. Removing Adhesive From Exposed Aggregate
  41. Intersecting roofs of different pitches
  42. Removing the old 9×9 tiles?
  43. Face nail or screw wide hardwood floo…
  44. water softner necessary on well?
  45. metal roofing underlayment
  46. Forms for Bids, what is the best system?
  47. ATTENTION REMODELERS…
  48. What’s it like to be a carpenter in NYC?
  49. Hydrogen Sulfide in Water
  50. Bathroom fan vent.
  51. Heat pump odor when oil backup kicks in
  52. Double Vapor Barrier – Good or bad?
  53. Re: Dimming Lights
  54. Anybody know where to buy an old work…
  55. SOAPSTONE, SLATE, FIRESLATE2
  56. ACC Concrete Block????
  57. ASPHALT ADHESIVE ON BRICKS: REMOVING?…
  58. Wood appliques and where to find them…
  59. insulation and vapor barrier on Basem…
  60. Question on deck of pau lope (Ipe)
  61. base board and carpeting
  62. Has anyone installed DEK-TEK with the…
  63. Framing multiple wall heights
  64. APPOLOGIES…AND THANKS!
  65. woodshapers
  66. Fein Multimaster Tool
  67. foundation transition
  68. RADIANT HEAT with Fir Flooring – conc…
  69. Deteriorating sandstone.
  70. Install a granite tile countertop ove…
  71. Nailing wood shingles?
  72. Sorry about the multiplu posts
  73. old paint!
  74. Mortar Bed Thickness
  75. span for stair tread?
  76. Is pressure treat lumber toxic?
  77. Help with Wallpaper Question (Problem?)
  78. Dishwasher to granite countertop
  79. Paving Tile
  80. Clipped Head Nailer
  81. Telpro Panellift is it good for onema…
  82. crown molding-miter or cope ????
  83. Leaf free gutters?
  84. soundproofing
  85. Addition Foundation Tie-In
  86. ??????Project Managment???ESTIMATION …
  87. Adding Radiant to Hydro Air….
  88. What’s best for mortising hinges…?
  89. and yet another nail gun question
  90. bending copper tubing
  91. Thanks Breaktime Community
  92. Looking for Good Design Software
  93. Block Plane
  94. Electrical Wiring Puzzler
  95. Fiberglass laminate flat roof
  96. Blown in blankets (bibs insulation)
  97. Retrofit for old double hung windows?
  98. Award Winning Home Plans…
  99. Show whole Thread? How to?
  100. Good two-way radio headset?
  101. Hearth Cooking Fireplace
  102. Finding a builder who cares…continued
  103. Bouncy Floor-info on old post
  104. Electronic Level
  105. Math, Angles, Pitches, & Problems
  106. Need plans for a large tool shed
  107. ZipWall Jacks
  108. Heard Any More About New Lightweight …
  109. Waterproofing foundation/Drain tile
  110. Is the Makita 5903 circular saw any good
  111. radiant floor , passive solar design
  112. roof framing question
  113. Imitation Slate Roofs
  114. Leveling Concrete Floor
  115. SMOKEY FIREPLACE
  116. Seeking primer recommendations for ca…
  117. Insulated Window Problem
  118. Framing Gable End Wall with vaulted c…
  119. Slab Pour – Wood/Stryofoam subfloor
  120. Any good panelized builders in Quad C…
  121. Steel framing for basement
  122. can i lay solarian type tiles over an…
  123. Closing Ratio
  124. another finish nailer question
  125. WHAT IS THE STRAIGHT SCOOP CORIAN VS….
  126. Cabinetry from Horizontal supports in…
  127. stain on granite
  128. Tailgate Workbench
  129. What the heck is a drain primer
  130. Pipe Supply Sizing
  131. Accessible shower base
  132. Insulating CMU block cavities after p…
  133. Refinishing Hardwood Floors
  134. Ice damming caused by furnace in attic
  135. Fly-by-night wanna-be’s hurt us all. …
  136. Stain Removal on New Oak Stairs
  137. What to do??? sub, gc, handyman????
  138. Granite Counter Top Detail
  139. Spreadsheet for new home construction
  140. Ceramic Tile in Laundry Room
  141. Porter Cable Cordless Drills
  142. Who invented the nailgun?
  143. Addition Foundation-Will this be a pr…
  144. Marvin Windows foggy?
  145. Horizontal lap siding advice sought
  146. there goes that light again….
  147. Electric Wiring Puzzler Redux
  148. INSULATION BELOW CONC. SLAB FOUNDATIO…
  149. valley jack cuts for two different ro…
  150. filling seams in old wooden floors
  151. Job site inflatable domes
  152. Any suggestions on estimating softwar…
  153. another question ? att. Ken Drake
  154. Need advice about correcting a hardwo…
  155. insulating crawl space
  156. New door on sloping sill
  157. Any suggestions on estimating softwar…
  158. ZARR Hardwood Flooring Filler?
  159. Post and Beam add-on?
  160. End grain butcher block
  161. Construction Calculators…. Are they…
  162. finishing cement blocks
  163. insulating around radiant floor heat
  164. How do I remove stucco cleanly?
  165. Leaking lead joints
  166. Cedar shakes
  167. barrister. . .
  168. Bathroom Remodeling Price Estimates
  169. Basement floor help
  170. WALL REMOVAL
  171. Small Pedestal Sink
  172. mounting ceiling fan on steep sloped …
  173. Plans for Virginia Tidewater/Williams…
  174. Tile removal
  175. cedar shingle panels
  176. material for column base
  177. Help for Aging, Ailing Bodies
  178. Carhartt bibs with attached nail bag
  179. Mounting 1/2 log to 2×6 bond
  180. In house septic system – help
  181. Tile guys: Shower pan test for inspec…
  182. Contractor in Hunterdon County, NJ, o…
  183. palm nailers?
  184. Cutting Crown molding on a cmpd mitre…
  185. A Simple Design For a Jobsite Workben…
  186. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
  187. PEX For Heating Questions
  188. Plastic laminate countertops
  189. concrete counter work station
  190. Venting an electric clothes dryer
  191. Tiling – Use an auto repair creeper a…
  192. Prefab raised panels
  193. Soldering Copper Gutters
  194. Thanksgiving
  195. hardwood floor prices
  196. installation of fibreglass tub/shower…
  197. Code Requirement for Clearance on Fir…
  198. R rating for my garage attic
  199. Poleurethan
  200. another question (roof framing) con’t
  201. white cedar shingles
  202. circular saw signatures
  203. question about using finish nailer in…
  204. Finishing basement walls
  205. Plans for Builders?
  206. Help please … Pella windows – egress
  207. Building Estimates
  208. Outsourcing Customer Service
  209. Garage Design: One door or two?
  210. Gas furnace "no heat" problem
  211. Floor Drains in Bathroom?
  212. mason’s chisels
  213. Porter Cable Hammer Drill
  214. Brass cabinet handles
  215. Cabinet Pricing Ratio?
  216. Wanted: Software for contractors?
  217. ceramic floors
  218. Ceiling retrofit
  219. soft subfloor?
  220. WINTER ISSUE add. content
  221. attaching new partition wall to water…
  222. Frameless Shower Door
  223. Building with a remodelor
  224. Flooring Material and Baseboards
  225. do all builders go to a school to lea…
  226. Radiant Heat/Electric power use
  227. Earthquake Proof
  228. ridge vent question: aluminum or plas…
  229. Induced Draft Furnace & DHW on sa…
  230. 2×6 T & G Ponderosa Pine Wood Flo…
  231. Circular stairs
  232. span w 2X T&G
  233. Pickeling brass handles
  234. Windows, Andersen, Peachtree, or Others.
  235. Glazing insulation space, Whats the s…
  236. exterior crown molding angle between …
  237. Need Waterproof Wood Finish Around Ki…
  238. Concrete Countertops
  239. property maintenance
  240. Fiber Cement Siding: miracle product…
  241. Garbage disposals and septic systems:…
  242. Installing a lolly column
  243. Elastomeric stucco coatings?
  244. Wet Spray Cellulose Vs. Dry Blown in …
  245. CHICAGO BAR RAIL
  246. Generator wiring…what gives?
  247. Heating system for log home?
  248. Van Interrior/Shelves/Bins, etc.
  249. Construction Management…again…
  250. Cleaning unfinished oak before finish…
  251. Siding/Trim Question
  252. Remodeling Help
  253. Drywall in the Basement
  254. Insulation board.
  255. WEBSITE FOR PNEUMATIC CLAMPS?
  256. Needed: "legal language" re…
  257. How can I make vinyl clad railings on…
  258. Raising the Roof / -> ^
  259. Drywall sander attachment
  260. Marring painted surface on cement-fib…
  261. laying 16" x 16" limestone …
  262. Deck / Screen porch over Garage-water…
  263. mastic – how can I remove it??
  264. A Simple Job Site Workbench design th…
  265. Concrete floor stain
  266. Pacific boiler
  267. Cedar Breather vs lathe
  268. Disposal of Construction Debris
  269. Eureka California and Radiant Floor Heat
  270. Building Windows
  271. Cement Coated Nails
  272. Sanding Limestone tile?
  273. Two hvac systems???
  274. Buying Tools Online
  275. restoring linoleum floors
  276. Strange ceiling vents
  277. Musty Smells
  278. Cabinet hoist
  279. Drawer Front: Frame and Panel question?
  280. Loewen windows, anybody?
  281. VINYL WINDOWS CONDENSATING
  282. Career change — advice sought
  283. lead paint abatement
  284. DRY SAUNA in BASEMENT. NEED HELP!
  285. noise from circulator pump
  286. Plaster washer
  287. Pocket Door Hardware
  288. Replacing rotted mud plate and studs …
  289. washer/dryer in master closet?
  290. Finished groined vault,
  291. Determining the Rake moulding width a…
  292. Which Code is enforced in Michigan?
  293. Scraping old housepaint
  294. Trade shows in Wash and Oregon
  295. building inspectors on the take?
  296. Trade shows in Washington and Oregon
  297. theatre renovation
  298. To Renovate or Add-on? That is the qu…
  299. Source for tub deck handspray with te…
  300. Jigsaws- Barrel Grip or Top Handle?
  301. addition questions
  302. Solo Hardi-plank tricks???
  303. Partnership – Profit Split
  304. Forced air/hot water combo
  305. Makita 18volt drill/trim saw users yet?
  306. Tools on Board
  307. Working with Quartzite on vanity coun…
  308. building hollow core doors
  309. Health Insurance
  310. advice on table
  311. Authenic Roof by Jim Crowe
  312. Log Home–1st foor ceiling/2nd floor …
  313. Cutting "non-standard’ Crown Mou…
  314. Plaster and Quick Setting Joint Compound
  315. Compound miter saw
  316. Need help gluing formica
  317. How to bring air to ventless heater
  318. Writing Book – want to find and inter…
  319. Best Primer for Painting Stained Wood…
  320. Below-floor ventilation in stucco wall
  321. Plaster washers for sagging ceiling
  322. Does color change on veneered raised …
  323. wood floors
  324. Sizing of new heating system
  325. Flat roof advice
  326. Cypress siding and trim
  327. Electric Baseboards Heaters
  328. Hanging third story fire escape from …
  329. SubLot needed engineered footings aft…
  330. Simulated Rock exterior wall finish -…
  331. How to finish the underside of a wind…
  332. Gas Furnace & Air Distribution
  333. charging T&M plus
  334. How many sq./ft. per 5 gal pail of to…
  335. Crawlspace smell
  336. Are sanded grout and mortar the same?
  337. Where To buy a Welders Jacket Online???
  338. IRMA for Addition Roof
  339. Flexible HVAC Duct
  340. Direct vent heater venting problem
  341. ice dams, the real story

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