Many buildings require steel reinforced concrete beams, designed to withstand the loads imposed by the fabric of the structure, furniture and occupants. In many instances, prestressed concrete is used, which combines high tensile steel with concrete to create an incredibly strong beam.
Reinforced concrete beams are often used in large structures. This is vital, as using just concrete in a beam means it may bend and deflect, which could result in the concrete breaking.
Table of Contents Baiting Barrel Trap Less Humane Trapping Disposal Warning Keeping a garden safe from various pests can be a real challenge. Raccoons can be cute, but are omnivorous creatures that can destroy a garden quickly. They sometimes hunt birds, leaving rotting carcasses behind, and raccoons will go through crops and garbage cans, and sometimes dig up grasses to find worms and grubs.
Aluminum rails are hollow circular tubes that are commonly used as supports on outdoor decks or as posts on fences. If you find the need to trim down one of these rails during the process of assembling your deck or fence, you will need the proper tools. High end electric powered metal saws can do the job, but they are often expensive and require a good deal of skill to use.
Vaseline has many uses. So you were in the living room applying Vaseline to your feet to make them softer or you were applying it to your leather purse to give it a shine, and you spilled it on the new carpet. Don’t despair.
A Vaseline stain on your carpet can be removed. Although Vaseline is a petroleum product and can stain carpet, the right chemical reaction can break down the oil molecules and let you remove that stain.
An in-ground pool solar cover is an excellent and cost-effective way to heat the water in your pool. Up to 70 percent of lost pool heat is through evaporation, according to the Florida Solar Energy Center. A solar pool cover can increase the temperature of the water as well as reduce the heat lost through evaporation.
In-ground pool solar cover The straps on a solar cover are used to attach the cover to a reel so the cover is easy to remove and replace as needed.
Reminiscent of the Old South, a rice bed brings back the elegance and intricate carvings of a forgotten era. A wealthy plantation, plentiful wood, a master craftsman and money combined to create a bed to reflect the style and grace of the antebellum south before its decline.
A rice bed has four posts carved with plantation rice or tobacco plant images. Although locating an authentic rice bed may be difficult, reproductions are available.
Water is the most vital of all our basic needs for survival. It is said that a person can go three weeks without food but only three days without water. Adding limestone to your well water balances the pH.
Function Adding limestone to water changes its chemical structure. Because the water we drink is not just H2O but also contains minerals and ions, it is important to balance them. Limestone acts as an alkaline to help balance the pH so that the water is less acidic.
Dial-style hose end sprayers mix water and chemical concentrates together at a predetermined rate for spraying lawns or other large areas. There is no premixing of chemicals and water in a container and then pouring them into a hand sprayer for this application process.
Dial-style hose end sprayers kill ants over the entire lawn at once. Any remaining undiluted chemicals in the sprayer will pour back into the original package for a future use.
Your city’s pumping stations control water pressure in supply mains. Mains pressure is set at 200 PSI (pounds per square inch) to supply elevated installations such as water towers and high-rise buildings. However, this kind of pressure would damage domestic plumbing and appliances.
Check your water pressure once a year. Consequently, pressure is lowered to manageable levels by installing adjustable pressure reducing valves between the mains supply and household plumbing.
Repairing and repainting popcorn ceilings with radiant heating systems above them depends on what damage or discoloration has occurred. Another consideration is whether the entire ceiling needs repair or just the popcorn surface. The problem with all popcorn ceilings is that most are applied as slurry of a thin adhesive, texturing material and cheap ceiling paint over non-primed drywall. The fact that there is no primer layer between the popcorn coating and drywall and that the radiant heat expands and contracts the ceiling surface makes refinishing decisions a challenge.