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Cutting into a Concrete Floor
Cutting concrete is noisy, dirty, and dangerous; and the tools are heavy and unpredictable. In short, it's a job you may want to sub out.
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Tips for Specifying, Pouring, and Finishing Concrete
2 commentsGetting the correct mix and the right amount of concrete isn't hard if you master a little of the lingo and use a quick-calc chart.
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How To Prevent Termite Infestion - Using Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel, what builder doesn't love using SS? Check out this video on how to use SS Termite Barriers for a lifetime of protection for Slab Foundations.
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Mountain Porch Retreat
Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...
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We Poured A Foundation!
We poured our foundation this friday and everything went wonderfully. For the full low down check out the blog here. The pour went so well and we were lucky to have two awesome...
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A Different Kind of Foundation
When we first started planning our house we assumed our foundation would be like many others in the area. The typical footers with stemwalls, we researched using Insulated Concrete Forms and...
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Building a radon-resistant home.
1 commentWhat is deadly and might be lurking in your basement? No, not a Ninja (well probably not), in most cases it is Radon. And it is important to know what Radon is and how to ensure it isn't a threat to your household. From building to testing, I will share what I learned about Radon while building my house.
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The Tool Shed
August 2010 – A day to remember…..or maybe, to forget.About 14 years ago, I built this 12×12 tool shed off the back of my woodworking shop. Money was pretty tight back then so I...
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Juniper Inspects Progress on Subslab Insulation
1 commentLike most dogs, Juniper manages to sit or walk on anything that is currently in use or I am attempting to move. Thankfully, she takes long breaks when I can get some stuff done.
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How to Protect and Finish Insulation on an Exterior Foundation Wall
1 commentAdding a layer of rigid-foam insulation to the outside of a poured concrete foundation saves energy, but it raises a key question: What's the best way of protecting and finishing the foam that remains above grade.
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What's the Best Vapor Barrier for a Concrete Slab?
5 commentsA homeowner with chemical sensitivities who lives near a Superfund site seeks the most effective way of keeping potential toxins out of her basement
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Our Vermont Home Project
1 commentThis is the first gallery entry for the new home construction project my wife and I are working on in Plainfield, Vermont. These are a few snapshots of our life & project to date.
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Footing Form On a Roll
1 commentI laughed when an architect recommended we try Fastfoot, a reinforced sheet-plastic footing form that is unrolled and installed in a light framework. When I stopped to consider that I routinely pour concrete into forms made of foam, Fastfoot no longer seemed so silly.
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Covered Deck
2 commentsI built this deck on our house during the summer of 2008. I had help from family and friends, but the bulk of the work was done on my own. The framing for the deck is pressuretreated...
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Eliminate Concrete Cracks with a Well-Prepared Base
Most concrete cracks can be minimized if the base is well prepared.
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Temporary shutdown, layoffs at Cemex plant in California
The Portland Cement Association forecasts a “significantly weak” market for cement over the next two years, in part because public construction, which accounts for about half the cement used nationwide, has slowed along with the rest of the economy.
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
