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Thread: Laying tile
Post: RE: Laying tile
EatenByLimestone Wrote: (03-14-2024, 07:54 PM)
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Is there something different or better that I should be using?
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I don't think Hardi backer is meant to be used that way; And did you say you put ... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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03-14-2024, 09:30 PM |
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Thread: Anderson/Emco storm door problem
Post: RE: Anderson/Emco storm door problem
splinter7612 Wrote: (12-30-2023, 12:32 PM)
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I have an Anderson/Emco full glass storm door, last week we had a wicked rain and wind storm and I guess the door wasn't fully latched so the wind got ho... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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01-01-2024, 12:56 AM |
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Thread: Construction screws
Post: RE: Construction screws
MstrCarpenter Wrote: (10-29-2023, 08:07 PM)
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My inventory of screws is running low. In the past I've always just bought 25 lb. boxes of "drywall screws". For the 1", 1-1/4", and 1-5/8" I'll stick w... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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10-31-2023, 10:18 AM |
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Thread: Cost to remove solar panels for a re-roof?
Post: RE: Cost to remove solar panels for a re-roof?
Snipe Hunter Wrote: (04-12-2022, 06:49 AM)
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Spammer..................?
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They joined in January, so I doubt it unless they are playing a long game. |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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04-15-2022, 06:28 PM |
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Thread: Alternative to pressure treated
Post: RE: Alternative to pressure treated
The 8 foot fence I just built around my orchard/garden area I used 10' u channel sign posts I got from a local scrap yard for (I think) .60 cents a pound. Not sure what each one actually cost but I b... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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04-15-2022, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Finishing Stair Treads
Post: RE: Finishing Stair Treads
another vote for Bona Traffic (https://www.bona.com/en/products/professional/coatings/lacquers/wood-floors/bonatraffic-hd-sm-ml1-3x495l/) HD. thats what I used on my stairs. |
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03-11-2022, 04:37 PM |
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Thread: Need help on that material to use
Post: RE: Need help on that material to use
handi Wrote: (07-12-2020, 08:21 PM)
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Jim, a standard 1/4” plywood sheet should be fine. It gets trapped inside the wood frames so any decent ply panel should remain flat. 1/4” hardboard may work to... |
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mad_planter |
Woodworking
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07-12-2020, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: Stop using these immediately--Harbor Freight Recall
Post: RE: Stop using these immediately--Harbor Freight R...
"The Chinese are capable of turning out quality goods."
As long as a third party or the company buying the product provide independent product quality control. Their manufacturing process seems to... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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07-08-2020, 11:33 AM |
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Thread: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Post: RE: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Cooler Wrote: (06-18-2020, 03:08 PM)
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Probably. But I've seen videos of concrete counters being poured and they have always included reinforcing mesh. Those are not load bearing and they are proba... |
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mad_planter |
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06-18-2020, 03:28 PM |
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Thread: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Post: RE: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Cooler Wrote: (06-18-2020, 09:17 AM)
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We have a customer who makes hardware for wire mesh reinforcing fabric for cast concrete drain pipes (like you see on the side of highways). The wire mesh has... |
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mad_planter |
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06-18-2020, 11:19 AM |
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Thread: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Post: RE: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
GEB Wrote: (06-17-2020, 06:24 PM)
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I need to build/create a 24” pedestal to support some yard art. Currently looking at a square column with a 12” square base, 2” thick walls narrowing to an 8” top... |
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mad_planter |
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06-18-2020, 08:32 AM |
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Thread: Anyone have an EGO Hedge Trimmer?
Post: RE: Anyone have an EGO Hedge Trimmer?
jteneyck Wrote: (03-11-2020, 02:21 PM)
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I'm looking to buy a cord free hedge trimmer. The choice is between a 2-cycle gas unit or a battery powered one. The EGO unit looks pretty nice and gets g... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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03-11-2020, 03:23 PM |
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Thread: A source for Ceramic disks for bandsaw guides
Post: RE: A source for Ceramic disks for bandsaw guides
Derek Cohen Wrote: (10-10-2019, 08:10 AM)
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I have a Hammer N4400 bandsaw. This uses steel European guides. Felder do sell a replacement set of ceramic guides, but they are very big $$$ in Oz. Ceram... |
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Woodworking Power Tools
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10-10-2019, 11:45 AM |
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Thread: Getting fill "settled" -- what works for you?
Post: RE: Getting fill "settled" -- what works for you?
Wild Turkey Wrote: (09-14-2019, 04:54 PM)
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Basement walls have been poured so I'm starting to backfill but I'm concerned about getting it right.
It ranges for 12' to 2' deep and 2' to 8' wide (L... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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09-15-2019, 06:39 PM |
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Thread: Adding an extra top to my table saw
Post: RE: Adding an extra top to my table saw
Scott W Wrote: (08-24-2019, 06:54 PM)
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Is this a loony idea? Any extra considerations? Don't do it?
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That's what I did. I went one step farther and got a router table plate and cut the saw ope... |
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Woodworking Power Tools
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08-24-2019, 11:39 PM |
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Thread: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
Post: RE: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
DieselDennis Wrote: (07-31-2019, 11:35 AM)
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Two weeks ago, I bought an actual DeWalt 18V XRP 2.4 amp/hour battery on Amazon for $50 ea. If you wait til the holidays, that may get down to $40 ea (b... |
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mad_planter |
Woodworking Power Tools
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07-31-2019, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
Post: RE: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
JDuke Wrote: (07-29-2019, 04:04 PM)
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I’d get an adapter kit for about $119 from dewalt
The kit includes an adapter to use the 20v batteries on 18v tools two batteries and a charger
The price is ... |
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mad_planter |
Woodworking Power Tools
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07-30-2019, 08:56 AM |
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Thread: Bandaiding insulation in metal building
Post: RE: Bandaiding insulation in metal building
Robert Adams Wrote: (07-10-2019, 04:14 PM)
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Ok I have the typical welded metal building. 2" square tubing on roughly 5' centers then covered in metal building insulation then the R panel is screwed... |
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mad_planter |
Home Improvement
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07-15-2019, 01:19 PM |
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Thread: Math genius needed, geometry
Post: RE: Math genius needed, geometry
Cooler Wrote: (04-03-2019, 08:01 AM)
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Is there any way to calculate the angles for this star? I'd like to make a large one for indoor use out of 3/4" MDF using just glue to assemble it. I was goo... |
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mad_planter |
Woodworking
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04-03-2019, 08:14 AM |
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Thread: utility sink options that don't cost so much
Post: RE: utility sink options that don't cost so much
EricU Wrote: (11-02-2018, 01:06 AM)
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I need to get up there to the Habitat store. It's not close
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There's one in Bellefonte. |
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mad_planter |
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12-02-2018, 05:42 PM |