Unquestionably Confused wrote:


Just because your buddy installed floors for years, doesn't
necessarily mean that he was doing it correctly.

That is the quintensential non-argument. Just because he's done it dosen't
mean he was doing it correctly - what does that mean? If he has had no
problems, then he has done it every bit as correctly as anything you would
suggest. After all - just because your suggestions have been around for a
long time does not mean they are correct. What else do we go on, except for
experience? Why do we look to people like Karl and Leon for their
experiences? Yet - you summarily dismiss this contractor that you don't
even know.

When had the slab
for my garage/shop poured I wanted a moisture barrier beneath the shop
portion. The concrete contractor, who did great work, told me it was
totally unnecessary as "water cannot penetrate concrete." Yeah, uh,
right!

You might want to ask him more about what he was speaking about. There are
way too many old wives tales about how things should be done, which hold no
water, than there are real and factual practices. If your concete
contractor is as incompetent as you allude he is, why in the hell did you
use him? But - it does make a good usenet story, doesn't it?

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-Mike-