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Asphalt paving really isn't a DIY type project unless you're in the business. The suggestion above of using a different material for this unpaved a...
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over 9 years by treebeard
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Do I need to pull a permit?
Depends on which Massachusetts town you live in. You'll have to check with your local building department or inspector. In some towns, that would b...
over 9 years by treebeard
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Batter Boards
Here's a couple of links to try... http://www.quikrete.com/diy/LayoutBasicsforSlabsandFooters.html http://www.tpub.com/builder2n3/66.htm
over 9 years by treebeard
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Grading . . . Is this something I can do on my own?
Fixing the grading can vary from simple raking to using an excavator or bulldozer. Without a little more information to define what the problem is,...
over 9 years by treebeard
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gargage turning into a skate arena
A new gasket on the bottom of the door won't really solve your problem. Sounds more like you have a grading issue that drains runoff in the drivewa...
over 9 years by treebeard
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Old Basement/structural damage
Get yourself a professional contractor who has knowledge of and experience in the trade of replacing foundations. The fact that large sections of t...
over 9 years by treebeard
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2 Story Garage w/Master Suite
Have you used the internet? Try going to Google.com and type in "garage plans" (with quotes). You'll find quite a few sites that offer garage plans...
over 9 years by treebeard
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Need a driveway and Carport
Try taking a look around your neighborhood and see if there's anything that strikes you as being similar to what you'd like to see in your own yard...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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To designate or not to designate?
Haven't been there myself. But having been in the construction/renovation business for some time, I'd suggest that before you take that step you ma...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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My dh is like "Tim the Toolman Taylor...."
The landscape fabric between the gravel backfill and the native soil and loam serves to keep the fine particles in the native soil and loam from mi...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Cement curing / during, before and after...
Assuming that you're using sonotubes, wetting the inside of the tube isn't a bad idea, but don't soak it. Just spray it lightly. Don't build a pudd...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Need Spiral Cutting Advice
Perhaps you might just cut the arc as well as you can, as close to the line as you can without going over, and then use sanding to finish to the line.
almost 10 years by treebeard
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potting/garden shed size?
Well, it doesn't really sound like there's a lot of 'garden' room in your backyard. So, one assumes that you don't have a wheelbarrow and lawnmower...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Bamboo
Yes, bamboo can be used as a 'garden wall'. But, like the first response indicated, if you're planting it, you need to know a bit more about it. St...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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porch dropped
Not knowing what your porch looks like, how big it is, how old it is, or what supports the frame, the best thing would be for you to find a local c...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Crab grass
Go ahead and reseed, but understand that the best time to attack crab grass is in the spring, before it comes up, with a pre-emergence fertilizer. ...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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leveling ground for above ground pool
Well, if I had to pick a relatively simple way to do this, I'd get myself a 16' 2x4 and a level. Then I'd draw the 16' circle on the ground where t...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Stuck Pocket Door
Pocket doors, unless they're very old, hang from the trolley's above. And usually they're the last piece of the installation to go in. There should...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Im fixing a hole...
If the pros have told you that the pier isn't in danger of immediate failure, and the hole isn't getting any larger, then I think I'd wait for drye...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Finger-Jointed lumber used for rafters?
The fact that the industry can make claims that the finger jointed material can be used interchangebly with sawn lumber doesn't necessarily mean th...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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