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    I thought there was a for sale section?

    I don't see it now. I have 3 100 foot rolls of shielded re-mesh I bought to do concrete work I'll never be able to afford to do now that I wanted to sell (Craigslist idiots drive me NUTS! "I'll give you $15 for $600 worth of mesh" Yeah right!)
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    Re-routing furnace ducts in a old mobile home?

    The stock setup has one joist channel the full length of the home that was tinned in to heat this place. I'm about to stick a video camera into the ducts, because I'm pretty sure there is either a break someplace or they have open ends. If I have a window open a crack when the furnace kicks on...
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    Insulation that got wet

    I have a truckload of new insulation that got wet a few years ago. I pulled out a few pieces from one bundle, but they smell like an old fisherman's shack. I'm trying to think if there is any possible use I could put them to or get rid of the smell?
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    Installing thermopane vinyl windows in an old tin sided mobile home

    First, this metal sided mobilehome is a 1973 Concord, but still in very good shape (only 1 ceiling stain from an old leak and no mold spores during testing) The company that made the windows botched on the sizes (made them for rough opening instead of exact opening) so there is a gap around...
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    Wish I had a better place but...

    I currently have a 1973 mobile home (aka tin box) that I am upgrading for this winter. I have done about 1/2 the windows so far (the company that made the others botched the sizes, but it's been 2 years since I bought them and they were custom at a discount) I have to fur out the openings...
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