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This concrete is actually on the walkways in my back and side yard. When the contractor installed them, he did so without a real plan in place. I had specifically asked him to use white concrete. He said white concrete was prohibitively expensive, so he used Brickform color hardener (ash...

My 23'x24' floor was poured in December. The day it was poured, the wind blew like crazy, resulting in small bits of organic matter finding their way into the top of the concrete. It was power troweled, saw cut joints, and a plastic membrane was sealed over the top for a full week. The...

My slab is scheduled to be poured on Friday afternoon. 23x24, monolithic slab, 6" think with 18"x18" footers. #3 rebar along the footers with wire mesh on the slab. My plan is to polish the concrete at some point, but until then, I'd like the strongest slab possible. I have a "grand" tree...

Hi guys, I've just recently gotten a quote for two single bay wood garage doors (required by architecture guidelines) and the company gave me two quotes, one for Sapele (I'm familiar with) and Hemlock. The hemlock quote is literally half as expensive. I've never used hemlock for anything...

We're still working on the final plans, but the rough drawings are in and we will only have 8 ft ceilings in the garage after it's renovation. Because we live in an historic district, zoning and architecture review limited the height on our garage to 21 ft. It will have a bed and bath above...

I'm about to build a 23x24 garage with finished room above, and am considering options. I'd like to cool the garage, but more importantly I'd like to keep the humidity out. I've got bikes and tools that I'd like to keep the moisture away from. Do any of y'all ever run only a dehumidifier to...