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Without knowing more details, I would be concerned. If the slab has been poured already, then there should be a noticable ledge for the brick to set on, either where the slab sits on the footing or built into the slab itself. Now, there are some brick products that do not require a...

I wish mine were only 2' apart. Well, I guess the meter and main panel are only a couple feet apart. But my main panel is 400 amp in which resides a 200A breaker to feed the house. But.....the 200A house panel is at the north end of the house and the main 400A panel is at the south end of the...

A picture is worth a thousand words. :headscrat

Dave, You are correct. The conventions for wether it is RH or LHR are based on what side of the door you're on and wether you are entering or leaving a room. Ironcrow - The conventions are not different for residential and commercial. A RH door is a RH door no matter where it's installed...

Joe, I had the same problem with my pre-hung exterior steel doors. Paint came off the trim in a month or two. I removed all the old paint and primed with the best primer I could find and repainted. No problems since. As for the doors, including my sectional garage doors, I just cleaned and...

Dave, Exactly. That's even a heavy duty closer made to withstand some abuse. We're putting in some exactly like it on a detention facility out west. Even has the CUSH function per the model number, although the picture doesn't show it. Being new, it may even have the *** bolts included...

Jack, It's been a while since you started and you may already have this figured out regarding the "sealer" that was applied to your slab. Anyway, here's my thoughts: From the pictures, it doesn't appear to be a sealer per se. From being invloved with placing hundreds of thousands of square...

The conductors will need to be in conduit from the panel to the meter if concealed in the wall. I'm no expert on the NEC, but why couldn't the panel and meter be bolted together, sandwhiching the sheating and siding? Then you would just have a short bushing between the two. Lastly, In my neck...

One can never have enough diamond plate. Pricey though. $59 for 8 square feet. www.diamondlifegear.com

You can use *** bolts through the door. Look nice and won't pull out. Lowe's or HD has them if you look hard enough. The advantage a closer provides is the dampening action. Most work on conventional spring tension and hydraulics. If you rely on a stop, the door will gain maximum velocity...

http://www.diamondlifegear.com/diamondswitch.htm They don't currently have the configuration you're looking for, but they have some new models coming in April

Mike, you should not be concerned with the strength due to 30 degree temperatures, particularly if you had it covered. The discoloration is caused by the moisture accumulated under the blankets for two reasons. One, the vapor being emmited from the concrete contains a certain amount of trace...

Use regular fill sand to fill the hole and you can eliminate all the tamping and compacting. Sand will naturally compact itself as you put it in. This is commonly done in commercial construction. Benefit - it's much cheaper, around $45 a load here. An entire new floor is going to run you...

You will not have a problem (electrically) with what you are proposing. If we assume that the four foot fixtures contain 2 40w bulbs you have 80 watts total per fixture. That's about 0.67 amps (Watts = volts x amps or amps = watts divided by voltage). Assuming your circuits are rated at 15...

Do you have any plans for the attic space? I ask because I have a thirty-two foot wide shop that the roof is framed with pre-manufactured trusses. I did not have them built for a usable attic space other than storage. A conventionally framed roof thirty foot wide with an 8/12 pitch is going...

I'm with 89 on the cast-in-place anchor, nothing stronger. However, in a retrofit application such as what most of us would have, drop in anchors would be quite sufficient. My Hilti technical guide says their 1/2" flush drop in anchor is good for 1785 lbs in tensions and 1940 lbs in shear. If...

Just a reminder to everyone, make sure you use copper or plastic supports where they come in contact with the copper pipe. Using dissimilar metals will eventually cause corosion in the copper and failure. As you can see, Byrdman done this. By the way, I like the built in cooling where the...