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    newbie here

    I dont recommend going over anything with anything being a professional. I can however recommend a faster method of removal. Just yesterday I took out a "saws all" with a new wood blade and cut out the corner seems on a tile tub from 1960. In three minutes I made the corner cuts. Over the...
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    looking to buy a fixer upper

    Being a house flipper for many years my advice is this: The fireplace tilt is a danger zone. The other extensive remodel stuff is expected but that fireplace can be a horror you never dreamed of. Its not like changing a light bulb to fix. It can involve many tens of thousands of dollars to...
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    Ceiling Beam Question

    to be safe without a professional opinion. put in a metal beam that you can unscew to raise up and down with a simple turn of the wrench kind of like a car jack. after that hide the beam with steetrock. box it in. My dad did this in 1600s (little joke there), the theory is simple. support...
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    nails in concrete

    I have used the guns requiring a 22 caliber bullet to attach. farming and hunting most of my life i cant believe more people dont get a bullet in the face from this. the bullets get twisted in the chamber easily, and PS i dont feel that way about my 12 guage remington shotgun. i just cant...
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    nails in concrete

    im trying to put wood strips up against concrete walls to then attach sheet rock to them. is there a certain wood i should use, and how do i attach to the contcrete. is there a concrete nail i can hammer in. certainly my cordless with a screw wont work, and i dont think my nail gun will work...
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    To fir or not defir

    I am trying to reconnect old wood strips to concrete block to mount sheetrock on. My nail gun wont work. I have anchors but they have to be drilled out. Is there a nail or other item that will secure the wood strips to the concrete. The existing strips of wood are coming loose. Any...
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