Builders: Is It Cheaper To Build a Wall From Blocks, Or Pour Cement?
网页2012年3月16日 · Much cheaper than forms, and faster, and less labour intensive, less waste than wood forms. As a bonus, the foam stays in place as insulation and the walls of he house are pretty much one solid chunk. You are talking about ICF. More expensive, not cheaper than traditional forms. It is more labour intensive, and slower because of that.
What's the cheapest legal way to dispose of a human body?
网页2011年12月30日 · What’s the least expensive way to dispose of a human body that is allowed by law? Let’s say everyone involved is an American and this actually does have to be legal, as opposed to falling into the category “It’s illegal but nobody cares.” How does it change if a person died at a hospital as opposed to at home?
Are there any single-family, detached homes in Manhattan?
网页2007年7月23日 · The Pumpkin House, on the corner of 186th and Chittenden, is a single-family house that literally hangs off a cliff. It’s been on the market for years, and apparently has a really weird layout inside (page down to the bottom question), but it’s got a teeny postage stamp of a garden, and a separate one-car garage. It’s apparently called ...
Big Green Egg vs. Weber Kettle - Straight Dope
网页teelabrown August 20, 2024, 5:10pm 1. We jettisoned our old Weber kettle recently because we thought we were moving. However, we stayed put and now we have no grill. I’d like to buy a new one. I’m intrigued by the Big Green Egg, but it’s a …
Why is Robert Hanssen (Russian spy) serving his ... - Straight Dope
网页2014年6月25日 · I was reading the Wikipedia article about Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent turned Russian spy who is serving a life sentence at ADX Florence in Florence, Colorado where he is kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. I’m wondering what the criteria are in general for sending a felon like Hansson to a high security prison: Hansson is 70 years old and, I would assume, very unlikely to ...
Can you build a house on a natural spring? - Straight Dope
网页2003年3月15日 · In this area, old spring houses are fairly common; basically a stone foundation built around a spring, with a roof. Some of them have a framed second story. Most are small (twelve foot square + or -). People used the spring house to keep milk cans clean and cool until they were hauled to the creamery. In …
Free "Build Your Website"? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
网页2015年6月23日 · There’s nothing wrong with either method, depending on your needs. “Website as a service” is a very real, growing market that’s not all bad. septimus: There’s two separate issues I think. (1) getting a server and domain name. (2) getting software to help build html, etc. Many of those services abstract all that.
Need a bed/mattress solution - Straight Dope
网页2024年8月8日 · Here’s one. (This depends on the mechanisms for adjustability fitting into the king frame.) Nars_Glinley August 8, 2024, 7:56pm 3. It’s 2 separate mattresses and pedestals shoved together within a single frame. The “frame” in this case is purely decorative and doesn’t hold the mattresses like is traditional.
NJ Gov Beach House - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope
网页2017年7月6日 · General Questions Moderator. Isilder July 6, 2017, 6:15am 3. The Phipp’s Beach Island estate was bought in 1953 and the unimproved land form most of the grounds of the Island Beach State Park. In the grounds were three houses - like a guest house and an inlaw’s house, as well as the main one. These are smaller houses a guest might stay at.
What were these old grand ceramic heaters called and how did …
网页2011年1月21日 · I’ve seen pictures of these fancy ceramic heaters Castle Photo Archive but they seem to only exist in old castles. I don’t ever remember seeing one in person. I connect them with eastern and northern Europe. What is the name of these heaters, and does anyone know their history? Were they widespread for a long time or confined to a small area and time in history? Were they only used in ...