building a fence
I am looking at a fence for my new house. I am thinking of installing it myself and wondered if it is considerably cheaper and worth the time. I do some DIY mysel...
I am looking at a fence for my new house. I am thinking of installing it myself and wondered if it is considerably cheaper and worth the time. I do some DIY mysel...
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answersI would like to know how to step out hips and valleys with a framing square.Iknow how to step out common rafters and figure jack rafters,but not hips or vallyes.i...
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answersi am building a new house a dn want to save some money . I was thinking of putting in a wall instead of a full beam. 12'wall 12'beam 12' wall any comments? thanks
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answersbuild a cricket behinb your chiney to keep water from standing behind your chimney.a cricket is a roof that deflects water to either side of your chimney[This mes...
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answersHelp - I'm a first time do-it-yourselfer... I want to pull up the carpet and ceramic tile in my Living/Dining Rooms and Kitchen to expose the concrete below. I w...
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answersI am looking at expanding my current slab of concrete. What's the average cost of colored and stamped concrete for a 300sq ft. area?
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answersI am self contracting my new small home. I have heard that scored concrete as an interior flooring ahs become very popular and is priced better than tile. Unfor...
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answersWe'd like to build a new house.We haven't chosen the sub-division we'd like to build in as of yet.I plan to act as the General Contractor and will hire subs to wo...
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answersI have a room that has one brick wall and 3 osb painted walls (which we detest). I would like to do something/anything to these 3 other walls to have some unifo...
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answersI'm getting ready to take out my leaking water heater. Turned off the power and the cold water inlet, hooked up a hose and I'm getting nothing but a trickle. At t...
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answersI need to replace my leaky 50 gal. electric hot water heater. A plumber gave me an estimate of ~$650 for a new one including installation. I found one for ~$200...
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answersWe are attempting to design a custom dining table made of teak wood with a furniture company. In order to make it fit in our door, we have proposed creating a rem...
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answersIs it possible to convert a steam boiler to hot water? What does it cost (ballpark)? How can I tell if existing radiators will work with the hot water? Can I i...
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answersI am remodeling the bathroom in my 1930 "Bungalow" and would like to replace the 1970s wall tile with beadboard wainscotting. What is the correct height? Is this...
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answersI am trying to surprise somebody and build their dream canopy bed but am a little stuck as how to go about it. They would like the posts to be made of actuall tr...
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answersHave grouted travertine marble floor - am getting ocnflicting stories as to how long grout should sit before sealing. Can anyone help me with this. Some people ...
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answersI've been offered a siding job where the customer has already purchased those old-fashioned textured cedar shakes. I've never done more than some small patches/re...
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answersMy father saw a show last week about plastic heating pipes that can withstand heat better than traditional pipes. He did not remember the brand of the pipes. Pl...
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answersI'm having our furnace replaced and have two bids. One is for Lennox G5036A and the other a Carrier 58PAV. Both units are 70K BTU. The Carrier prices out $300 ...
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