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Basement, Foundation & Crawlspace
Learn all about working on basements, your home's foundation, and crawlspaces, including information about asbestos, carbon monoxide detection, choosing a water heater, and more.
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Reviewing the Home's High-Velocity, Mini-Duct HVAC System Bob looks at the HVAC units in the basement of the Medford home. There are 5 SpacePak units that, with their state-of-the-art foil-wrapped ... |
 
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Reviewing the Plans for the Foundation Bob and Ryley make their first tour of the site where the foundation is already in place. Ryley notes that with a sloping grade you want to drop ... |
 
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Reviewing the Work Involved in Building a Hurricane-Resistant Home Bob recaps the project in Punta Gorda, Florida, where a home built in the 1960s was completely destroyed by the winds and water of Hurricane ... |
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Rust Free Tools
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Sealing the Exterior Wall Sills As framing gets underway, Bob watches the workmen roll out the ICA Sill Seal, a new non-crosslink polyethylene foam product, simplifying the ... |
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Selecting the Right Sump Pump Water loves to find its way into basements, so homeowners must work to keep it out. Selecting the right sump for your basement can prevent ... |
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Selling Storage
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Service a Gas Furnace Don't wait until it's cold outside to check your gas furnace. Here's what you can do right now. |
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Service an Electric Furnace Baby, it's cold INSIDE! Better join the Fix-It Club and figure out what's wrong! |
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Service an Oil Furnace In many regions of the country, oil is king–especially during the winter heating season. If your heating system uses oil, here's how you can ... |
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Shelf Height
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Site Clearing, Footings and Stem-Wall Foundation Bob meets Buba Barrow of Barrow Construction, the general contractor for the container-built housing project, and Ray Price of SPNHS, the project ... |
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Site Preparation Proper site preparation is essential. Each step follows a natural progression through investigation, approval, and action until utilities, water, ... |
 
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Site Work and Frostwall in Preparation for Precast Foundation Bob teams up with, Michael Shiels, the project’s general contractor, to discuss the foundation prep work that is underway. The home site began as ... |
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Soil Types
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Steel Bulkhead Doors
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Steel Bulkhead Installation The heavy-duty metal Bilco bulkhead is installed using a crane to lower the bulkhead frame onto the pre-cast concrete stairs. The crew from S. T. ... |
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Stem Wall Foundations When high waters surge and swirl around a home’s foundation, it is critical to keep the slab anchored to the ground. Stem walls protect against ... |
 
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Stem Walls, Slab, and Reinforcement for Concrete Walls After seven days of steady rain, the crew is ready to pour the concrete for the foundation and slab at the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready home. ... |
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Storage at a Glance With a little planning, some thoughtful rearranging, and perhaps a bit of renovation, your home can provide the space you need to store your ... |
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