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Joe Turner Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.93 Clarity of Response 9.98 Timeliness 9.93 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 145	new home Customer Service, home warranty, construciton quality, Customer Service, training, problem solving
Jeff Sayers U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability 9.00 Clarity of Response 6.50 Timeliness 6.50 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 15	Design, installation and maintenance of clay brick paver systems.
Mathew Koshy Afghanistan Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 24	Any thing related with Indian Marble, it`s Quality, origin, logistics, and other needed informations and data.
Jon Bridgan U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability 7.00 Clarity of Response 9.00 Timeliness 8.00 Politeness 9.00 Total Questions 15	Basement and crawlspace waterproofing, general construction and handyman type questions
Mike Dodds U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability N/A Clarity of Response N/A Timeliness N/A Politeness N/A Total Questions 6	China: I can answer or help you find answers to questions relating to construction projects in China and dealing with Chinese contracts. I can help you to establish realistic expectations from projects in China.
Sylvan Tieger U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 8.25 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 7.50 Total Questions 20	drain cleaning, water jetting ,snaking, hydro pneumatic, jobbing, alterations, expert witness, hydronics, formulas, codes,video inspection and locating
VIKRANT PUSHKARNA India Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability N/A Clarity of Response N/A Timeliness N/A Politeness N/A Total Questions 1	I can answer questions regarding Metal Roofing & Cladding, especially those made of Coated Steel.
Robert Cummings, P.E. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.90 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 9.88 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 286	I can answer questions related to rock blasting, rock and soil excavation (such as tunnels and highway cuts), stability of such excavations, and foundations in rock and soil. I can also answer questions related to geology and mining.
Lee Kilcup Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.82 Clarity of Response 9.65 Timeliness 9.60 Politeness 9.95 Total Questions 217	Can answer most questions regarding estimating, contracting, project delivery, strategic planning and business management for commercial building construction contracts and companies. Not a lot of knowledge about residential or heavy/ highway projects.
David Miles Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability N/A Clarity of Response N/A Timeliness N/A Politeness N/A Total Questions 20	I can answer questions about residential and industrial gate opening equipment, overhead sectional doors, slide and swing gates, radio controls, roll up steel curtains and more.
Michael Hughes Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.94 Clarity of Response 9.92 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 390	Any question involving home building.
Siddhanti India Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 8	I can answer questions regarding Metal Roofing & Cladding, especially those made of Coated Steel.
David Coil/C. R. Construction U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 9.80 Timeliness 9.87 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 425	I can answer most any remodel and repair question. I have done almost everything...and done it well. From foundations to the roof. I have helped MANY from all experts.com recently.
Jim Lyon U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 9.79 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 55	Just about anything to do with home repair, home improvements, Kitchens, Bathrooms, and adding onto homes.

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2009-11-12 basement sump pit:

The crock does not have to have a bottom. It may have been left this way if when built the home had a water issue below. This would have allowed water pressure to be relieved and pumped out from below

2009-11-11 Concrete Load Bearing:

My opinion after looking at the floor plans is that the kitchen wall running the long way probably is load-bearing, taking the upper story floor loads, because it coincides with the upper floor bathroom

2009-11-08 Load bearing concrete floor:

Floor slabs on grade should be analyzed for adequate structural live loads. Since floor slabs maybe designed for moving and extreme live loads, the design should be checked for stationary live loading

2009-11-08 Concrete Load Bearing:

I have tried to diagram the floor plans of the first and second stories to see what rooms and walls overlie first-floor walls and from your description I can't tell for sure because I am not sure whether

2009-11-02 Concrete loading:

The strength of concrete is measured in uniaxial compression on either a 4x8 right cylinder (small aggregate) or, for conventional 3/4 inch aggregate, a 6x12 right cylinder and refers to the strength after