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70How To Protect Earthbag Walls
When it comes to earthbag walls, their greatest enemy is that good ol' sun. UV (ultraviolet) rays from our blazing star can absolutely destroy the polyethylene sandbags used to contain fifty pounds of dirt at...
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84Dams - Flood Control Structures
Dams are generally constructed to store water for domestic and industrial use, for irrigation, to generate hydro electricity or prevent flooding. The type of Dam constructed is based on factors such as...
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82Eureka Tower Melbourne
Eureka Tower At 297 meters the Eureka Tower in Melbourne is the world's tallest residential building. It is the tallest building in Melbourne and the second tallest in Australia. Globally it ranks as the...
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71How To Paint A Floor
Painting a floor can be time consuming for those who are not familiar with painting. It can also be expensive depending on the type of paint you use. There are many different types of paint designed for...
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86Concrete Pre-Pour Checklist
Before proceeding with any concrete pour on a construction site, there are a number of checks required to ensure quality work is being carried out. You should NOT authorize a concrete pour without undertaking the following checks. If you don't do these pre-pour checks and your contractor knows this, they can start taking shortcuts to make life easier for themselves at the expense of quality and (potentially) safety.
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79How To Ready A Homesite For Earthbag Walls
There are quite a few websites that discuss building an earthbag home. Considering our specific situation, that became the obvious choice for our acreage in Cochise County, Arizona, a considerably different...
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78What it would cost to dig a new basement door to the outside?
Like any other construction question, the answer to this one depends on a number of variables, such as what your current foundation is made of, how old it is and where on the exterior of the house do you...
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76How to Build a Fishing Lake
Les Rouvets "Man Made" Coarse Fishing Lake in Guernsey. Ideally, when you decide to build a fishing lake you need first to find a suitable piece of land, and then have the "vision" to imagine how that piece...
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83A Day in the Life of a Project Engineer
(Attempt to) wake up, trudge out of bed and take a leak or sink battleships (depends). Grab my high visibility clothing (long sleeve high-viz shirt, long trousers) and take them to the bathroom. Shave (if I...
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81Concrete Sealing – Using Concrete Sealant To Protect And Preserve
Concrete sealing is an excellent way to protect exposed concrete from weathering and the ravages of time. Concrete is a low cost, durable and versatile building material, but it needs treatment to...
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