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    Snoonyb replied to the thread Bad Basement Walls ?.
    Of the HUD properties, they are required to meet HQS standards where housing offered by state and city block properties programs...
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    Snoonyb replied to the thread What did you do today?.
    Remember TEMU is being sued because of it's CCP connection.
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    Snoonyb replied to the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION.
    Since the caulking you've employed, thus far hasn't been successful;. The idea of the flashing is to create a continuous pan, from the...
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    PJB12 replied to the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION.
    Oooh! You're an east sider. I'm from the west side. We don't go east of Woodward. (Just kidding! Sorta) You wouldn't recognize Hall &...
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    PJB12 reacted to Spicoli43's post in the thread What did you do today? with Like Like.
    Yeah, plastic use is unavoidable... I wish everything was in glass, it would make things interesting! That just shuts down any argument...
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    PJB12 reacted to Ron Van's post in the thread What did you do today? with Like Like.
    Tammy’s on the roof!
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    PJB12 replied to the thread What did you do today?.
    Hi Redneck Grump, If you strip a lot of wire for scrapping, one of the hand crank Wire Stirppers shown below are about $30.00 on line &...
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    I put this document together as a possible service offering last year. I was thinking of doing this as part of a handyman service...
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    rbm328 replied to the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION.
    as for removing the bottom planks, that definitely an option; BUT, if i caulk the seam btwn last plank and metal strip and between metal...
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    PJB12 reacted to papakevin's post in the thread Bad Basement Walls ? with Like Like.
    The wall looks very familiar. We had a similar situation with a flip home we had about 10 years ago. Hydrostatic pressure from the...
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    PJB12 replied to the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION.
    Since the water is coming under the sole plate, we have to figure out where enough water comes from to get under the plate. Your ground...
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    Sparky617 replied to the thread Black top cracks repair.
    Tar and chip your driveway, that would be a hot mess for quite awhile. They count on car traffic compacting the stones into the hot...
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    PJB12 reacted to Steve123's post in the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION with Like Like.
    My buddy put Flex Seal on his flat roof because it was cheaper than a proper repair. (Actually, I put it on because he was not...
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    Snoonyb replied to the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION.
    Thanks. Were it I, and it isn't, I would remove the bottom hardi-plank and flash, as in Steves drawing, as cumbersome as that will be.
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    rbm328 replied to the thread STOPPING WATER INTRUSION.
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