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Building your own home as a do it yourself project is a major undertaking. Before you calculate all the man-hours required to build your house. It is not something that can be done part time. Be sure you have the time to do it properly.

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In this newsletter, working on Mt. Washington for the Newton's Revenge race, updates on liens and affidavits, another product recall, find answers quicker with the AsktheBuilder search engine, a new whitepaper, installing ceramic tile trim, a checklist sale and shipping charges for Stain Solver.

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Excavating a new home lot must be carefully planned. Foundation holes have to be the proper depth and not too big. Your site excavation plans needs to consider sidewalks, driveways and the trees you want to save.

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Roof dormers can add to the look of your house. But installing dormers might not be a DIY project. Roof dormer construction requires various skills - carpentry and roofing - are just two of them.

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Galvanized ducting buried under concrete slabs can collect water, debris or worse. There is an air duct cleaning system that not only cleans your ducts, but coats them with a waterproofing compound. This system uses your existing ductwork, so no need to install new ducts.

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In this Newsletter, it's Summer, working on top of Mt. Washington for the auto road race, Bosch's new laser distance measurer, high-quality windows for a new home, pressuring washing a deck, advertising right here in the newsletter and AsktheBuilder on Facebook.

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In cases where stud finders don't work, or if you don't have a stud detector, you can locate framing studs the old fashion way. Wall studs can be found using a nail, a hammer and a little observation.

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