Homeowner Forum / Construction / July 2005

Several months ago I bought some Tamco shingles to roof my house .
They are the 30 year Heritage Weatherwood shingles that come in a red
package.  Last week the roofer was roofing my house with these
shingles and ran out of shingles.  I went back to the supplier and

        does anyone know were I will find information on measuring windows
openings for replacement windows?  I've found some American stuff that is in
inches, but was looking for something in metric measurements.  Also the
information I've found so far, some info says to measure ...

I am looking to create a rectangular tent frame, roughly about six feet
wide, four feet deep, and six feet high. I need the top to be flat.
I was thinking of purchasing tent frame, which I believe is usually narrow
diameter aluminium or plastic tubing, and then connect this tubing ...

http://www.squeakender.com/html/sag.html  Anyone ever try one of these?
Seems like the automotive equivalent of the "Ding King"
Thanks.

I have been asked by an investor to use my Contractor license to build a
multifamily project.  Because this is illegal, I told him I can offer him a
construction management package, where I let him negotiate the contracts
with subcontractors that are approved by me; and I will ...

What's the best way to put steel roofing up. The sheets are 22' 8" long 36
wide, and the pitch is 12-12..
Thanks in advance..

Maybe slightly OT.  Live in rural area.  5 acres is not fenced off in any
manner.  Recently got a medium-sized dog.  Walk him a.m. and p.m.  But seems
inadequate as he seems miserable chained to the front porch.  Decided to put
a fence around just the house for the dog to roam and ...

After removing forms of  poured concrete foundation walls 12" thick,
what is the wait time before damp or water proofing? this time of year
and with reasonable weather it is 20 days ok?
specs say 28 day before coating or applying a membrane to a poured

I have a home built in the 80's and I am considering a major remodel of
the existing pool area including enclosing the pool, and resurfacing
the pool deck with some type of non-slippery tile.  Two sides of the
pool are bordered by the home, and there is an existing second story

Howdy Folks!
I'm asking for plenty of free advise on replacing a furnace
with a heat pump.  I'm trying to get an idea of the size,
what's a good model, and some basic knowledge before I go

This is a re-post. I hope it makes more sense.
Hello,
Can someone tell me where on the Internet ican get
pictures of wall switches. Iam trying to replace a switch in

Three weeks ago I closed on a house and have been moving in non-stop
ever since.  While I was brining some things into the basement today, I
noticed a small crack running inbetween my washer and dryer.  As I
looked closer I noticed it spanned across the basement, webbing out in

Due to the focus that the minuteman project in Arizona is
bringing to the immigration from Mexico, I have seen a lot of
discussion about this subject lately.  Actually, it hasn't
been so much discussion as rhetoric.  A lot of it is

There is a corniche around my house and there is a 10X10X10 inches box hole
in it situated where the electric wires are entering the house. The birds
are going in and they make a lot and I mean a lot of sh.t that drop on the
wall and groundl.  There is only one opening in the box ...

I was wondering if anyone could answer my question. We have a new house
being constructed by one of the local large developers in Chicago area.
We have been told that they need to wait for 4-5 weeks for the
foundation to settle in before starting on the framing. Is this right