Monday, October 31, 2011

Your Questions About Brick Wall Paneling

William asks…My Limewire doesnt search for music?Ive gone onto my control panel and gone onto allow program through firewall and allowed limewire through but i still have the brick wall covering the world icon at the bottom..and no matter what i try whenever i type in something to search it just doesn't find anything?!?
the signal onit never goes green though it always stays redMr. Thin Brick answers:Download Frostwire, it's better and faster.Sharon asks…how to get firewall to unblock

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Your Questions About Yellow Brick Road Costume

Laura asks…Need a Costume- Best answer=5 stars!!!?Okay, so my 2 friends and I are competing in a horse show in a few weeks and we plan on doing the hunt teams (When we follow each ther around a course in the ring and jump the last jump together) however, at this show, we get to pick a song to ride to and costumes to go along with it. In past years people have done "Follow the Yellow-brick road" and dressed up as Dorthey, the lion, and the scarecrow. We really need ideas!! PLEASE HELP!!!Mr.

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Your Questions About Brick Paneling

Donald asks…Taking down kitchen paneling need advise?Ok the kitchen had ugly dark brick paneling. We are taking it down and plan on painting it. Well we found out after taking it down that the previous owners had put up the drywall and it is pieced together and looks terrible with wide seams and we cannot paint until we patch that up. So I need advise on how to patch the many seams one spot has a bog rectangle shape in the middle of the wall and another they but the drywall to short and you

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Ambrico Announces Fall Special on Hanson VersaThin Midwest Collection

American Brick Company (Ambrico) recently announced a fall special on the Hanson VersaThin Midwest Collection at the company’s headquarters in Warren, MI. For a limited time, Ambrico, retailer of Hanson VersaThin and other popular thin brick brands, has reduced prices on select colors from the Hanson VersaThin Midwest Collection.

Featuring rich colors for fall and winter in classic designs, the Midwest collection from Hanson VersaThin is a budget-friendly choice for builders who are

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Friday, October 28, 2011

Your Questions About Brick Wall Installation

Linda asks…Does anyone have tips or techniques on insulating interior cement walls in my older brick home?I have an older brick duplex with cement interior walls and I'm freezing! I need advice on types of insulation, methods of installation and any other helpful hints that are known.Mr. Thin Brick answers:Here's what I've done that has worked pretty good. I painted the walls with UGL masonry water block. Then I framed the stud wall with 2x2 material. I used 1" rigid foam insulation,

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Your Questions About How To Make Yellow Brick Road

Donald asks…Need help granting these wishes?am going into seventh grade, and I had really bad luck in my sixth grade year,I was bullied and they make fun of me on the bus, and I spent almost all my savings on a flute, and It sounds auful, or is silent, and I embarassed myself at band auditions, and I would like to find a way to grant these wishes? I am open to magical or non magical solutions, as I really need these wishes to come true? Please give me detailed instructions on how to make each

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Your Questions About Red Hills Of Georgia

Mary asks…How do the teachings of Obama's "former" church fullfill this dream of MLK?"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."

Isn't this the goal we should be working toward?Mr. Thin Brick answers:MLK was also famous for - "We Shall Overcome"

Apparently that is their goal.
At any cost.Chris asks…Like Martin Luther King, Jr., I have a dream...?I

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Your Questions About Brick Veneers

Richard asks…Design dilemma - Brick veneer vs stamped concrete look?We need to resurface 2 decks - both located on the second floor but one is facing the front yard, and another - backyard. The problem is that we already have several types of materials used in close proximity to our decks, and are trying to avoid introducing yet another type of material.

The front deck is located right over the central entryway that is made out of reddish stamped concrete (pic here

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OSHA modifies its guidance on AWP fall protection

OSHA has rescinded its January 2009 letter of interpretation #20070823-7896 on the use of shock absorbing lanyards in aerial work platforms (AWPs). Delicious | Digg | Facebook | MySpace | Stumbleupon | Twitter
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how to remove paint from brick?

by postbear
Question by lyong222: how to remove paint from brick?
mad evicted tenant scattered a gallon around. best way to remove?


Best answer:
Answer by MeghanYou can't remove paint fomr a brick wihtout sandblasting it. It's expensive and not worth the effort. First thing to do is get an estimate on removing the paint (or replacing the brick) and contact an attorney about suing the tenant for damages.

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Ambrico Adds Latest House Siding Options for Fall & Winter to Warren Showroom

American Brick Company (Ambrico) recently announced the addition of the latest house siding options for fall and winter to its product showroom, recently opened in Warren, MI. Customers now have access to samples from the most popular thin brick and brick veneer designs and colors just in time for fall. With access to the latest designs from top thin brick producers like Glen-Gery Brick, McNear Brick and Block and Robinson Brick, Ambrico customers now have access to a multitude of house siding

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