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What water:cement:sand ratio gives the strongest mortar?
A typical mortar mix ratio is 1 cement : 3 sand. But what is the water ratio? Is it 0.5:1:3?
Would a 0.5:1:2 ratio be a stronger mortar?
Our next door neighbor has a dog that digs like a pro. The ...
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Can I build a deck this low to the ground?
I want to build a deck off the back of my house. The door is near grade level, about 1' above. The grade doesn't have very large slope, so that means that the beam at the far end would be below grade:
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