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  1. zuiderveld

    High Density Polyethylene with UV protection?

    I am in the beginning stages of a product development and need help determining the most appropriate raw materials for my product. The basic concept of our product will require SMOOTH High Density Polyethylene sheets with properties/consistency/ performance similar to that of cutting boards...
  2. zuiderveld

    brown spots on spackling

    I don't think it is mold. It is only showing up on in the compound that was used on water resistant sheetrock. The easiest way to describe it looks like somebody splashed coffee on the spackled areas after they were done putting it on.
  3. zuiderveld

    brown spots on spackling

    The strangest thing is going on in my new addition. Last Saturday a contractor came in to hang sheetrock. On Monday the spacklers came and put on the first coat of compound. Wednesday they added a second coat. Today (Friday) we noticed that brown sticky spots are developing on the spackled areas...
  4. zuiderveld

    MOLD on framework

    PLEASE HELP...our framework is done, house is sided and in our new bathroom, at the framework on the tub, there is mold all around the bottom of the woodwork. My wife and I remember that when contractors framed up our bathroom, they used lumber that had been sitting outside in the rain...
  5. zuiderveld

    footing missing under an existing foundation

    The home was built the early to mid fifties. I have owned the house for almost 10 years now. The foundation is showing no significant cracks or leaks and all door and windows function properly. We are planning on building up the soil around the house 6-12" sloping away from the house in order to...
  6. zuiderveld

    footing missing under an existing foundation

    I have a 4" slab on grade foundation. 8" cinderblocks, filled, 24" below greade, 36" above grade. Eventhough my blueprints state that there should be an *" x 20" footing under my cinderblocks I was unhappy to find no footing what-so-ever. My foundation has not sunken or anything like that and I...

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