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Which material should I use for a whiteboard that would erase easily?
I saw some DIY tutorials recommending to use tileboard to make a cheap whiteboard.
I had a piece lying around, and tried some dry-erase markers on it.
Turns out they don't erase well at all when ...
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How can I tell whether this roofing material is hazardous to tear down?
I've got this little building in my garden that needs to be completely removed to make room for building a real house. To keep costs down, I'll be doing most of the tear-down myself but I'm unsure ...
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What is better for a roof, plywood or OSB?
While watching the builders next door do their thing, I became curious with their technique to install plywood on edges neighboring the next townhouse, and OSB for the rest (which for these narrow ...
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Is this old basement floor concrete, grout, or something else?
What is the likely construction/material of the basement floor shown below?
It's not very flat, and the surface appears sandy. It's almost as if some kind of skim-coat was applied to the dirt floor. ...
