Homeowner Forum / Construction / June 2008

Our builder has informed us that he isn't going to use house-wrap underneath
the vinyl siding.  The house is sheathed with 1/2" OSB.  He said it's
over-rated and not necessary.  I'm worried that during severe weather (we
get some good thunderstorms here in South Carolina...) that ...

Most websites say to nail the boards in the centre only and the
battens through the space between the boards. All the people I've seen
put up board and batten nailed the boards on the edges, then again
through the edges when putting on the battens Which is better?

I'm doing some work on a modular home and the owner ask me for a quote to
side this single story ranch with 3 gable end's and windows, doors ect. all
have j-channel around them. There is a 2 car attached garage. He has all the
materials including corners. This is expensive siding ...

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I am building a new house and was wondering if someone has looked
into different types of flushes and which works better , a flushometer
or a standard tank based flush for WC.
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when should the A/C be turned on in a house under construction?
there's painting still going on inside and lots of work to be done.
It's mid 90's outside right now(and humid).  Will the workers get mad
if I don't run the A/C? (which was just installed).  the HVAC guy said

Anybody have experience using MiraTec ?
I was at Lowes today and saw it there.  It seemed reasonably priced, so I
wasn't sure if it was the same MiraTec engineered exterior trim found here
http://www.miratectrim.com/.

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I am pouring a 4" concrete slab (91'x60') over an existing slab inside a
machine shop. Should I use a bond breaker or a bonding agent for this
application. Also, should I use a pea gravel aggregate or standard 4000#

I'm going to be doing some work on the roof and I'd like to know what
kind of  boots would give me the best grip

I am in the process of putting in a patio and small retaining walls in
front of my walkout basement.
I excavated 8" down from the floor of the basement for the patio, and
exposed the top of the green PVC drain tile.

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Any one use the under sink hot water dispensers, commonly known as In
sink-erator, they also make disposals and such.
What has been the life of the units?
I installed one about 4 years ago, and now its started to leak at the water

I am fixing some walls in my house that was built in 1971. In the
entryway, there is a wall that is a story and a half. There are [were]
two horizontal joints in the sheetrock and they always looked awful
because they stuck out, i.e., they were slightly raised from the rest

I've been interested in potentially going a smidgeon more green, and was
wondering if anyone here has any experience with solar panels (water
warming, or even photo voltaic), and/or windmills.
The research online does not compare to useful observations from people who

Our city was recently devastated by floods.  We were very fortunate in
that only our finished basement had water damage.  We’re in the process of
removing carpeting and assessing if there is damage to the walls and
insulation.  After removing carpet in a large family room, we ...