Re: [BlindHandyMan] baked lumber

2010-05-26 Thread chiliblindman
Ron it is quite new since they have gotten the cost down. It now comes in colors instead of just black to dark brown. ..bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Putting in a basement floor

2010-05-26 Thread Don H
If you plan on living at this location for a long while that new composite deck material is really nice. It won't rott or deteriate in any way. Helped my brother do a deck with it and it looks like wood but is made of recycled plastic. Cuts nice and works nice. _ From:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Putting in a basement floor

2010-05-26 Thread John Sherrer
Some very hard and dense lumber will last 70 to 100 years as fence posts. Black Locus and Red Mullbury are these kinds of wood. They can be found where pallets are made since these woods are cheap and strong. John http://WhiteCane.org http://BlindWoodWorker.com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] baked lumber

2010-05-26 Thread John Sherrer
My son is in Germany, staying in an old castle. The roof is clay tiles supported with very large beams. My son told me that these beams were submerged in mud several months before use in this structure. They did it to keep bugs out of the wood. A beam did crack this winter and had to be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shut off valve

2010-05-26 Thread Spiro
I have had pecs under a sink and toilet for 15 months. Be careful to not crush the material in the instalation. Otherwise, good stuff. On Tue, 25 May 2010, Bob Kennedy wrote: Home Depot sells the Shark Bights. I have not had a problem with them yet. I just replaced the shower mixer and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shut off valve

2010-05-26 Thread Brice Mijares
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] baked lumber

2010-05-26 Thread Jewel
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