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One of the first things I did when I my then girlfriend (now wife) and I moved up from KY was to take her down on to Webhannet Dr during a winter storm @ high tide.. it freaked her out pretty good when the waves were popping over the wall and hitting our vehicle. now they just close the whole...

I was looking at your pics and was amazed at how few ties you have between the block and the slab. the last job we had involving block was a rebuild of the 1st floor of condo on Wells beach.. the original structure was built before the adoption of a building code. the building is a 3 floor, 6...

IIRC FM only modulates from 80Hz-16kHz, so you do lose alot using the FM transmitter.

I've been following the thread, but as this is part of what I do for a living, I didn't have anything to interject. The environment you have to build for in FL is extremely different than what I have to build for.

The project car I'd choose would be a '20's Model T truck, 85hp flat head V8, a ford 9" and a mustang II or Nova front end.

OSB is a rated exterior sheathing.. it still sucks though. I'd use nothing thinner than 5/8" on the roof. 5/8" CDX or OSB (which isn't bad at 5/8"). if you must go thinner, use 1/2" CDX.. I've been on a couple of roofs decked with 7/16 OSB... scary, it deflects under your feet.

I agree.. I've seen plumbers do far worse damage running their drain lines.

I think you can buy it at home depot.. I've found xylene to be an excellent grease cutter.. wear your charcoal mask though.. that stuff gives me a headache.

my brother had a motorola flip and he hates it.. it's always changing the ringer volume on it's own while it's in his pocket.. no way to lock the volume button... I've got a new non-flip nokia. I don't like it nearly as much as the older PCS nokias I had. you've got to fight with the buttons to...

My Condolences... I have a picture of my maternal grandmother holding my younger daughter on my fridge... it was taken about a month before she passed away.. (about 18 months ago) it still saddens me to look at it, I do miss her.

around here you can get an '06 Chevy/GMC V6 1/2 ton for $14,999.. that's what I'd buy (if were looking for a v6 1/2 ton).

any common stainless screw I've ever used were far softer than common steel screws, beit drywall, deck, wood or sheet metal. I really hate using them as the heads strip out or twist off at the shaft all the time, even if predrilled. they're no where near as strong as even a grade 2 bolt...

it needs to be plywood, it's far stiffer than an equivelant piece of solid wood. I said 4x4 for screws, 3x3 for nails. I prefer sheetrock screws, plain hardware store wood screws are made from some seriously crappy steel. I don't have a problem with snapping the heads off as long as I'm not...

if you're going with the plywood method, you need to provide a uniform clamping force for the adhesive. bolts at either end aren't sufficient. nails will work, but you'll need to tighten the pattern to 3x3 or so, as nails don't hold anywhere near as well as screws. do you have a picture of the...

if you look in simpson's specifier book, #8 3" screws are acceptable in many of their connectors.. 3" sheetrock screws are #8, BTW. the nails you get today are no better than sheetrock screws, and hold much worse.. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled the head off of a 8d or 16d nail...

it's not an issue with BOCA '96, IBC2000 or IBC2003, the 3 codes that I deal with regularly.

You really need to define what is "best" for you. I've got both a hand compound miter box and a top of last years line Dewalt double compound slide miter saw. now at work, when time is an issue, the dewalt kicks ***.. if I want it *perfect* I use the hand box. Dewalt changed the design of the...

all you're doing is providing a clamping force until the construction adhesive cures. one it cures, the screws are irrelevant. besides, you're not going to break the 72 screws per side.. it's just not going to happen.

what is the span of the floor? if you've got 2X10's@16"OC and the span is less than 10' I really wouldn't worry about it. if you are worried about it, get a sheet of 3/4" plywood, a couple of tubes of construction adhesive and a couple of pounds of 2" drywall scres. take the plywood and rip down...

What brand to buy depends greatly on how much you want to spend. Best and Sargeant are real commercial grade brands.. figure $150-$400 a set. Schlage is decent stuff if you don't buy the line they sell at Wal-Mart.., IMHO Kwikset is just junk. At work I've probably put in 500 locksets of varying...