Zoysiagrass-slow or stop spread into fescue lawn
My yard is tall fescue and my neighbor has zoysiagrass. What is the most effective barrier to keep the zoysiagrass from creeping into my yard? In ...
My yard is tall fescue and my neighbor has zoysiagrass. What is the most effective barrier to keep the zoysiagrass from creeping into my yard? In ...
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ViewsI am building an addition on my 70 year old house. The addition is stick (2x6) on a CBS block foundation (w/ ventilating screens as per code) wall...
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ViewsHKestenholz, thanks for the input. Your response certainly makes sense. I’m just reminded of a time when my wife’s father put all water in he...
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ViewsI have a 70 year old house with an equally old hot water heating system w/ radiators. The impeller in the Bell & Gossett circulator seized up this...
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Viewswant to change the old, original thermostat in my 1930s house (which has a hot water radiator heating) with a new programmable thermostat. The pr...
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ViewsI’m remodeling my bathroom and taking advantage of the open walls to replace the supply and DWV lines in that part of my 70 year old house. My n...
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ViewsI’m not sure if this is the correct forum or if this should be in roofing but here goes. I bought a 70 year-old house in Northern Virginia and hav...
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Viewshomebuild & theeagle: Thanks for the input and advice. Homebuild, I didn’t even think about consulting the building code. I have a copy (I bel...
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Viewstheeagle, thanks for the response. I have a couple of follow up questions. It seems as you are describing a system that eliminates an air gap bet...
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ViewsI am finishing the basement of my 1937 Northern Virginia house and have read about the insulation issues until I’m blind, particularly the discussi...
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ViewsThank you for the response. I confirmed the current old thermostat is not operating on line voltage. Thus, I presume it's safe to hook up just ab...
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ViewsDoes anyone know if there is a programable thermostat for a hot water radiator heating system (circa 1937) that now utilizes a Burnham boiler (conv...
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ViewsI have read the prior posts regarding the pros and cons of using CPVC/PVC and copper and am still undecided. I have a 70 year old house with origi...
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ViewsI had the electrical inspection on an addition I’m building and the inspector passed it subject the following note by the inspector: “install s...
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ViewsI’m helping a friend re-wire the 2nd floor of their 70 year old house (has the old BX w/ crumbling cloth insulation). For various reasons the be...
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ViewsThank you for the replies, the input was helpful. I understand the drawback with Tyvek exposure and hope it will not be exposed more than a few we...
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ViewsI'm building an addition myself except for the roof framing. However, the carpenter I had a contract with, and contrary to the agreement, can't co...
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ViewsI am adding a two- story addition to my two-story house. The addition surrounds the chimney so, according to code, I’m leaving a 2 inch gap betwee...
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ViewsFor what it's worth, I may be someting that leached into the wall or ceiling plaster that the liquid content of the latex paint released. I have a...
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ViewsIt's time to replace the tile and pan in my standing tile shower. I can tackle the tile but would rather not do the mortar bed, liner, etc. bit fr...
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