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I use waterproofing to protect metal posts from corrosion. Much safer than just painting.

I use waterproofing to protect metal posts from corrosion. Much safer than just painting.

The metal pipes that used to be fence posts will now be the foundation. Of course you can bury it...

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Graph paper from the USSR. I use it for drawings and plans, when building a house with my own hands.

Graph paper from the USSR. I use it for drawings and plans, when building a house with my own hands.

If you are building a house without a project, this does not mean that everything should be in yo...

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Measurement of openings for double-glazed windows. Minimum window size, gaps, and other things that I only learned in the process.

Measurement of openings for double-glazed windows. Minimum window size, gaps, and other things that I only learned in the process.

I always thought, why call a window measurer, if you can take the dimensions yourself and give it...

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Scrap piles. The fence posts that have rotted in the ground for 20 years will now be the foundation.

Scrap piles. The fence posts that have rotted in the ground for 20 years will now be the foundation.

There is no garbage on your site. And if you are a self-builder, then you simply simply have to b...

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Sewerage in my house. A simple job that became a real puzzle in the hands of a beginner.

"Push the pipes into each other and put them at an angle" - this is how this work initially appea...

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Installation of plastic windows. I take on a job with no experience, and it is embarrassing that everything looks too simple.

Installation of plastic windows. I take on a job with no experience, and it is embarrassing that everything looks too simple.

When I put the box at home, from scratch, with my own hands, and practically alone, you think tha...

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Electricity consumption at a construction site. How many "dripped" in two years, on my counter?

Electricity consumption at a construction site. How many "dripped" in two years, on my counter?

Construction is not possible without electricity. And two years ago, starting to build my house, ...

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I prepare openings for the installation of double-glazed windows. What to do and what not to pay attention to?

I prepare openings for the installation of double-glazed windows. What to do and what not to pay attention to?

In aerated concrete, you can at least completely saw through the opening for the installation of ...

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I run pipes under the stove, after the construction of the box at home. That's why, in fact, you need a basement.

I run pipes under the stove, after the construction of the box at home. That's why, in fact, you need a basement.

One of the disadvantages of slab foundations is the need to carry out communications before pouri...

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I made window openings with and without a concrete lintel. I take off the props after half a year, and see what happened.

I made window openings with and without a concrete lintel. I take off the props after half a year, and see what happened.

Concrete lintels, cast from U-blocks, and generally without anything... There are so many options...

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What happens to the counters on the posts? Looked at a real example of a whole area in my city.

What happens to the counters on the posts? Looked at a real example of a whole area in my city.

Neglected things have a property to fail faster than usual... And when this happens to someone el...

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I let my neighbor use my electricity. I don’t take money for this, because a good attitude is more expensive.

I let my neighbor use my electricity. I don’t take money for this, because a good attitude is more expensive.

Good relationships with neighbors are the key to a calm and comfortable life in your home. And so...

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