Recent content by Junto

The post is one of two 6x6 posts which bisect and support the breezeway between our new garage and the old garage (converted to a multipurpose room). They are buried about 4-5ft in the ground with rebar extending radially. My first thought was that it might be related to settling, but don't...

I can use some input on what may have caused cracking in a stone-cladded pillar in my breezeway. It is only a couple months old. Note the attached pictures. The vertical crack is at the corner and cuts through both the mortar joints and several of the corner pieces. The stone cladding at the...

I'm in the midst of a plastic-pipe situation which is causing a delimma to a number of folks. I am having a 500 gal LP tank buried and one of the gas lines supplying our to-be-installed tankless water heater is yellow-plastic pipe. I had the gas company rep here a few days ago to do some other...

We have the same air, about 45min away in Lillington. I directed my heatpump condensate to a small French drain and it seems to be working fine. Thanks for the input.

I think you are making my point, which is why I am electing to go with a condensing-type instead of a non-condensing type tankless water heater. I want the condensing-type to get the lower temperature exhaust and the higher efficiency, but with this type of unit, there is a condensate line to...

I am considering replacing an existing 50gal 4500W conventional electric HWH with a Navien (propane) 199,900 BTU/hr condensing-type tankless water heater. I weighted several factors and decided to opt for the condensing unit over the non-condensing type due to the lower exhaust temperature and...

In your list of surrounding communities, don't leave out Angier and Lillington in Harnett Co. I moved to west of Lillington (near Raven Rock State Park) about 1 1/2 yrs ago. Looked at and almost bought a house in Apex but luckily did not because of a number of reasons, but primarily traffic...

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Although I do think it a bit strange to have a Covid-related discussion in this forum, I agree that it's generally OK if it can be contained to a limited number of threads. I wouldn't think of going to the FDA or CDC or NIH for information on how to frame a door, so whatever is posted here...

Ok Troops... I can use some guidance from you guys before I miss an opportunity... Maybe a bit to unpack... I recently purchased a property with a three-stall barn. Unfortunately, there is an erosion issue around the barn and the flooring of the barn consisted of a bunch of 2x10 planks...

I occasionally get the newsletter from the trade-rag Builder, which provides some insight into what's fueling all this craziness. I didn't realize the changing business models and the impact private equity is having...

You'll have to make a suggestion re: the IRL, but investigating the breweries seems like an excellent idea.

I did. Good memory. There was actually another 49 acre lot we had considered about 5 miles from th at same chemical plant on the Cape Fear River that had high levels of contaminants. Glad we got outbid on that one. Mitigating the water with GAC (granulated activated carbon) filtration for...

Sparky617 -- Funny you should mention this. My wife and I are downsizing and sold our house in Fayetteville (NC) and bought a 10 acre lot in Lillington, in the country about 50 min away. Like you said, there were multiple offers on the house/lot we wanted and we had to swallow hard on some of...

Cool. Thanks for posting.