DEAR TIM: I’m building a room addition, and as I was doing the demolition of my outside wall I discovered tar paper was in the wall. I thought tar paper was just used on roofs. Why did they use tar ...

Q: I'm building a room addition. As I was doing the demolition of my outside wall, I discovered tar paper in the wall. I thought tar paper was used just on roofs. Why did they use it in the wall?

Q: I’m building a room addition, and as I was doing the demolition of my outside wall I discovered tar paper was in the wall. I thought tar paper was just used on roofs. Why did they use tar paper in ...

Exposing and refinishing original wooden boards is one of the budget-friendly ways to give your floors an upgrade, which can also transform the whole vibe of a room. But what was supposed to be a ...

Despite some rainy weather, work on the new Test Track awning in EPCOT continues, with tar paper layered over plywood. All of the entrances to Test Track are still blocked by grey construction walls ...

Cygnus Business Media has appointed Michael Keville as publisher of ForConstructionPros.com, a web portal site for the construction industry. Keville will oversee the site's ongoing development as a ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Q. I'm building a room addition, and as I was doing the demolition of my outside wall I discovered tar paper was in the wall. I thought tar paper was just used on roofs. Why did ...