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Is it possible to remove the foam on one side of the wall? We're gathering materials for our cabin on the hill and my wife mention that the foam would be ugly inside. I assume you can just remove it without hurting anything? Below is the link to the system we're going to use...

Hey all, work for my full basement is going well. Excavator dump some large stone for the concrete guys to pour on top of. In a U-shape they went around with 100ft of black corrugated perforated pipe. I know this is for drainage but I don't think this should be there now. I measured the...

Anyone have a picture of how you would mark a property corner? We recently picked up land and the previous owner had posted signs on some cedar post on the corner. The owner that has land next to us put his posted sign over the previous owners sign. The post is right on the line, I assume I...

Hey all, I would like to start doing some metal art and I'm looking at plasma cutters. Anyone have any experience on them? I need something that will cut very fine lines in stainless steel. This will be my choice of steel to work with.

Hey all, I received a few quotes for a basement that is 47 long and 29ft wide. The basement is just the walls(8ft) with no poured floor. The price I've been getting is 50K complete with excavation work. The lowest I was offered for the bid was 31K.:willy_nil Is this normal? I own several...

We currently would like to build into the side of a hill. We're going with a full basement. The hill is very sandy and I'm really not sure how far down the bed rock is. My question is, are there types of anchors that can be used to prevent the foundation from eroding?

We're looking to expand our house. I called the APA cause we're in the rural use area (right on the line) and the lady told me that we're okay, it's only an issue if it is dealing with wetlands /shoreline development. They encourage development in these areas especially if near hamlets. I...

I purchased land not to long ago that was pretty much all beaver ponds. The previous owner excavated the dams to the beaver ponds and then had the beavers trapped. I recently obtained the land and decided to dam the low spot of the pond back up. We had some heavy rains and the pond filled...

Hey all, my garage was almost broken into. Four men were trying to break into my shop last night. I keep it locked up but it looked like they were planning to use force with hammers. Any security ideas? Time to weld reed bar around the windows and door? They took off when I ran out with my...

Hey all, my wife and I are planning on building a log home. I have a tractor to get the pallets off the truck with but during the build process I'm going to need a lift to put the logs on for the roof. I've seen lifts like this move cast iron stoves to second floors, I don't need anything this...

So I have a very strange issue going on. From the POCO to my shed I have a CH breaker panel. I have two hots and one neutral one ground that go into this panel. I have another line that travels to my barn. I have three wires that go to my barn, one hot, one common and one ground. From the...

What's the best piece of equipment to dig a foundation for a new home? Purchased some land and I'm tossing up the idea of buying a dozer or a backhoe.

Hey all, I posted about my spring house a short while ago. I'm creating this thread as I'm going to rebuild it. After purchasing a trash pump and sucking up some 50 year old balls of white scum floating around in it (I thought they were large rocks, boy was I wrong!) I was able to get to the...

My insurance company wants there to be at least a one inch "air" gap between a heat shield on the wall. I was thinking about running cement board on the wall and around the window. On top of that doing a stone or tile. Is there a reason why I can't drill the cement board into the wall and...

Hey guys, purchased a house that is spring fed. There is a 12ftx12ft box about two feet deep filled with water with a pump in the middle. I have not had the water tested but hope to do that soon. The water smells like pond water, which might be because the way the water is sitting there...

So the main water lines froze up here, wife had the town come into the basement to see what is going on. Everyone on the street has no water, I was working the second shift. Came home to this; I just spent a few months running copper lines all over the house. Not sure why they cut my...

Hey all, I'm looking at buying land. There is utility poles 1538FT away. I marked it out with my wheel. I called the power company and they lady wasn't much help. Does anyone have a rule of thumb of what it would cost to hook up power this far away?

Wife and I have a five month old, we currently live in the city and she wants to move out into the country before our daughter gets walking. I've been living out in the country all my life and I'm okay with living out there. I'm a little upset that I need to leave my small humble garage. We...

Hey all, first time soldering and had a heck of a time. The main water shut off was leaking like crazy. I bought a quick connect just in case. Ended up taking the shop vac and sucking water out of the pipe. From there I was able to flux the ball valve (sanded that and the pipe). Soldered the...

After tinkering with a waste oil burner from ckburners I ended up having the ability to burn a ton of waste oil. Unfortunately the furnace I have was shutting down because the heat was too much for it. The plus side is the small round drum in there was red hot which burnt the paint of the...