Recent content by sdo

Interesting topic! I do not own any patents but have at times considered whether some of the ideas I've come up with are worth looking into it. I only have one patent attorney that practices within proximity to where I live and I did speak with him briefly, but unfortunately he declined to...

Is there anything to be gained by just using a lithium based hardener densifier on a garage floor? I have 1320 sq ft cured floor, power troweled finish. General use of the area is storage of outdoor equipment, snowmobiles (think carbide wear rods) tractor parking. I do not want to put on a...

Update: Talking with a rep from the company the supplies the lumber yard with this pre-hung doors, he tells me Masonite just stopped installing wood lock blocks several months ago and these "new" doors are far and away superior (interesting how that can be concluded after just a couple months)...

Thanks Pate, I will keep that in mind. That looks like the concept of what is foamed in, but also damaged when the lock bores were put in. I found this is a masonite branded door. It's sad how they will cut cost by cutting corners and taking what appears to otherwise look like a decent door...

Anyone know of a good steel door that is polyurethane foamed and has solid blocking (wood or engineered wood) in the area of the bores for the deadbolt and knob? I purchased a 3-0 door from my lumber yard which I figured would be much better than anything from a big box store, but pretty...

They came back this morning and saw cut the control joints, everything looks pretty good, and yeah I saw the rebar, I watched until they had all the mud down. I don't know about the air entrainment, when I asked yesterday the contractor told me because they were pouring over a vapor barrier, no...

Update, pour is done, I met with the contractor when they arrived and confirmed the plan, decreased rebar spacing down to a 2'x 2' grid, confirmed 4000 psi mix with air, they did some final prep and hit it again 2x with a plate compactor before laying down the poly and rebar. When I left they...

No plans for a lift, trying to figure out what to specify for rebar and grid spacing. 24" oc, #4 rebar is what I'm thinking, I think they normally go 36" oc, I think I'd like more rebar.

Concrete contractor is setting up and pouring my floor in the morning, I have not had an opportunity to discuss specifics about reinforcement and mix. I want this done right, these guys are good but what you don't ask for you don't get. 4" pour, rebar size and spacing?? Im leaning toward 5000...

Manual says for residential, needs to be UL 1738 compliant venting for Category 3 appliances. I did see Hot Dawg's manual shows B-vent for vertical. I asked my inspector and he said the manufacture's spec's prevail. Link below shows the vent I mentioned which I think is for pellet stoves...

I know this has been hashed and re-hashed. Building my detached garage and wanted to put a vent through the roof while the shingling was being done, in prep for a future heater. Went to a reputable HVAC contractor to get the venting components and discussed Reznor's requirement in their...

Thanks, once you get below the top soil its nothing but sand. Great for digging and drainage, a challenge to keep the grass green in the peak summer heat, but I'll take that over clay. My previous home was built in clay and rock, and I had a drain tile that ran water just about year round...

A few miles northward of St. Cloud