Homeowner Forum / Construction / July 2008

How long should I wait before I prime the eaves after powerwashing.
Can I start to prep ( scrape and sand the eaves) before they are dry?
I am in san mateo california and the weather here is 72 in the day and 55 at
night about 60% humidity

I am in the design part of my barn remodel.
I have a few problems:
1. current uneven interior cement slab
2. cracked foundation in places, moving out about 2 inches along with

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Here is the situation.  We hired a professional painting contractor.  We
have a 1920's stucco bungalow in CA.  The painter gave us an estimate.  We

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Hi,
I hope to build a small campground on my property.  I need to supply water
to the sites from one or several wells.  Eventually there will be 50 sites

I have water leaks in my building and someone recommended hydraulic liquid
cement application to stop leaks. What is this stuff. Know where I can
find out more about it?
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i have a new house that is about 6 months old. A samll area ( 5'x5')
appears to have frozen, as it will forever brush away, as dust. it
seems solid but the top has aggregate visible.
I am not concerned about strenght as much as appearance.

Has anybody any experience in building post & beam houses or other
large structures using birch?  I'm asking because I may have an
opportunity to harvest a lot of birch trees around 6"-12" in diameter
from a parcel of land that's slated to be cleared.

I'd appreciate comments regarding quality and durability of Goodman
equipment. Also, if anyone has experience dealing with AC Direct,
of Orlando, Florida, I'd like to know your impressions of that experience.
Also a link to a heating/ac newsgroup if there is one.

For years I've wondered why we are supposed to use teco nails for joist
hangers.
Wouldn't a screw do a better job on holding things together in an earthquake
or what ever?

I'm putting together my gameplan for building (actually rebuilding) a small
shed for the yard. It's going to be a 10' x 16' saltbox. I have  a couple of
questions I was hoping someone could help me with. First, on of the 16'
walls will be partially below grade (the shed is going ...

I'm looking at putting a shed in my garden - it would be located on an
existing concrete hardstanding area which slopes approx 1 in 10. The
shed will probably be about 6' x 4'.
What's the best support for the shead base at the downhill end? I'd

I am looking for a quality rss feed for a supplier of building
materials. Their focus is on the professional contractor. Current
relevant content would include anything related to Fannie Mae,
lumber prices, foreclosures, overall US economy. This company is

I have some amount of earnings apart from the ones that I save for m
necessities. I want the earnings invested in some real estate or may be i
stocks. I do have some knowledge on stocks but, earlier my cousin ha
invested in the stocks and had a set-back. I know that you need to b

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I am looking into having a 6' masonry fence constructed (about 50').
I had one contractor come out, take notes, called me the next day
with his estimate.
I ask him for a copy of his write up.