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We are remodeling/adding to a ~75yr old home in central TX Zone 3a, very near juncture of 2/3 a/b.  Current construction is Concrete piers, supporting large timber beams/floor joists.  Walls are 2×4 with diagonally run 1x for sheathing, and tar paper over that.  No insulation in the walls.  We want to save a portion of […]

I don’t think those nails are particularly well sealed, either. I like to see a dab of sealant that completely covers the entirety of the nail heads as the entire perimeter of each nail head too. I think white sealant probably would look better here, but the shiny flashing stands out so much it probably […]

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I would question the wisdom of this. It’s often important to disinfect things while cleaning, and disinfectants are, essentially by definition, toxic. If your cleaner doesn’t kill the nasty little bacterium or virus, than that nasty little bacterium or virus could still be lurking, waiting to infect someone. I sometimes find people think that “all […]

Liquid immersion cooling, autonomous electric airplanes, and biofertilizers derived from insects fed on agriwaste: Recent Deals worth looking at  Agriculture & Food  Entosystem (2018) produces animal feed and biofertilizers from insects fed on agri-food waste streams. Entosystem currently has the capacity to divert and transform 90,000 tonnes of organic material from landfill through its current […]

Every manufacturing sector experiences its own unique challenges. For construction and engineering manufacturers, those challenges can be especially pronounced. Not only are these products quite complex, but they must be adapted to ever-changing industries and to a rigorous regulatory setting. To keep up with these demands, construction and engineering manufacturers require all hands on deck, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. […]

Southland Steel Fabricators Inc. announced it is investing $25 million to add 100,000 square feet of production space and acquire cutting-edge welding technology at its original facility in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. The expansion will increase robotic welding capacity by 50% and double material processing capabilities as industrial mega-projects create surging demand for fabricated steel […]

The Department of Justice announced that two men were sentenced for participating in a scheme to defraud Apple out of millions of dollars worth of iPhones. Haotian Sun, 34, a Chinese citizen residing in Baltimore, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $1,072,200 in restitution to […]

The Department of Labor announced that Blacktip Boatworks LLC, a boat manufacturer in Pinellas Park, Florida, ignored 15 existing safety and health hazards that federal inspectors identified in July 2023. Prompted by the failure of the company to submit required proof of abatement to OSHA, inspectors returned to the worksite in March 2024 and discovered the […]