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over 10 years by Piffin
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tiling over floor damaged by fire
Rent a demo hammer with a chisle tip
over 10 years by Piffin
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Tar Paper Removal
Asbestos - maybe, maybe not.But the easiest way to remove it is using a sharp scraper, not sanding.
over 10 years by Piffin
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Hardwood Install question
Definitely wait for climate control and let it acclimatize for more like two weeks. Your installer should know better.
over 10 years by Piffin
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Cutting down a Door 32" to 24"
Making it invisible is the easy part. More likely you wouldn't have a dorr anymore - just a pile of pieces. If you did get them all put back togeth...
over 10 years by Piffin
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Moisture on Windows/Humidifier Ques.
People are happier at 40%Houses are happier at 20%Learn to compromise, the house will win in the end.
over 10 years by Piffin
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Fabric ceilings?
Sounds great! I bet the spiders will love it!
over 10 years by Piffin
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Styrofoam beams
Doug fir is one of the best and most common framing lumbers available in the US. Look a little harder. I've lived in FLA, TX, CO, and Maine and nev...
over 10 years by Piffin
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New home settling concerns...
ooops, I just noticed you are 'looking' and haven't bought this house yet. You wouldn't buy a car that had poorly fitting doors and windows or unba...
over 10 years by Piffin
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New home settling concerns...
It might be little or nothing but it could be a portent of something worse. Be calm, because it most likely is not serious and is 'normal' to some ...
over 10 years by Piffin
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Building a wall on a concrete basement floor
The bit about PT outgassing was just so much BS gas. The arsenic in PT lumber is as inert as it can be. You would have to chew on it or smoke it fo...
over 10 years by Piffin
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Where to find unfinished wood toilet seat
I really doubt you will find one unless therre is a shop making them in your neighborhood where you can talk them out of one before it gets finishe...
over 10 years by Piffin
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paint quality
We usually use satin for trim moldings and doors but for drywall it is a little bit of a high sheen and will highlight any flaws in the drywall wor...
over 10 years by Piffin
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? reading a tape measure
Engineered trusses are a common usage but not the exclusive use. I'm remodeling an eighty year old house now for a customer. It was balloon framed ...
over 10 years by Piffin
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siding
Might be better to remove the old and replace it than to cover it over but if you cover over use ten penny nails driven through this T111 into the ...
over 10 years by Piffin
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House settling?
Tho it happens a lot, house settling is not a nornmal situation ( I suppose that depends how you define normal) It is not normal or in my mind, acc...
over 10 years by Piffin
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Uneven floors
The remodeling process IS very difficult, uneven floors or not. I do remodeling and design for a living. This is only one amoung many problems we d...
over 10 years by Piffin
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Film on windows
When you say you have tried everything without listing those things, it is hard to respond. Have you tried white vinegar and a scrubbie?
over 10 years by Piffin
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Hey Piffin Dont leave!!!!!!!!!
If you think this site is good, try this one where I'm just one amoung many... http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/
over 10 years by Piffin
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Nailing Moldings
As long as the wall is not scaling, crumbling, growing mold or otherwise falling apart, the PL will stick almost anything forever.
over 10 years by Piffin
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