Recent content by USNretired

Go with concrete, like cvairwerks said, it's only 2.33 yards of mix and you could form it up and prep it in a few hours. The national average rate from a pump truck is like $147.00 a yard on the higher end if it's a simple pour. Ever tried rolling pallet jacks on C&R?

That seems like a very fair price........ just tossing the numbers around off the top of my head. Either material and labor costs are a lot cheaper in your area, or the guy is desperate for the work. It would be twice that in my area to have that done. Just curious? How are you going to...

I get this question all the time from my customers and I always tell them that If the house isn't on a slab, then I would be under the house with bottle jacks & some jack posts before I started cutting on my doors. It's like painting over rust, it may hide the problem but doesn't fix it...

The biggest problem with cold temps is shouldering on your edges because the mud is drying into the board instead of the surrounding atmosphere. It's best when you have it drying both ways. But it's not a deal breaker if you pay attention to your skim coat and if you had the patience to let...

Green shrinks too much. The blue top is fine. Green is a great for taping and applying texture because the formula USG uses makes it stick to almost anything and it will **** the tape right into the joints as it dries. Green is excellent for knock down and taping and paper corner beads...