I was doing some research on using fill for house pads. Apparently, it's always best to pour foundations on undisturbed soil. In this case, I have to bring in fill. I need over 3 feet depth of fill.
I read that I should compact it every 6-10".
I also read that I should use something called...
Down in Florida, "30 year shingles" doesn't even mean 30 years. If it's 15 years old, it's considered near the end of it's life.
I've had people refuse to buy a house from me because the roof was from 2002 and it was too old for them.
5th century. Was this before or after Rome was destroyed?
Did you know Italy built towers instead of castles as their defensive fortifications? These proved very effective until the French invaded with cannons in 1494 and knocked them all down in about 2 seconds.
Now of course there was no...
So do I have to tear up the whole floor to put it in?
I also have a bubble that is being compressed on the "short end" of the pieces. Do you know the remedy for that?
The worst part of the house is under the blue part of this photo. It is being squeezed in the direction of the red arrows. There is enough expansion actually in all 4 directions from the blue spot. I really have no clue why it is still buckling.
I pulled off some door casings near where the buckling was the worst. They all had proper spacing between the laminate and studs. I have no clue what the problem is.