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RE: My Adventure With DIY Concrete Foundations
Buckwheat seems naturally less appealing to deer, at least in my experience. I didn't use fencing or repellents around mine, and they mostly ignored it. Maybe the texture or taste isn't their favorite...either way, it wo...
RE: Struggling to understand window insulation ratings and it's driving me nuts
Couldn't agree more with this. I've found that insulation ratings and low-e coatings are great starting points, but they're definitely not the whole story. A few years back, I worked on a project where we carefully selec...
RE: Outsourcing tasks - did you know NASA does it too?
Yeah, it's actually pretty common practice across many large organizations. Even in architecture, big firms regularly partner with specialized smaller studios or consultants for particular expertise - keeps things effici...