Shaking building
I live in a 4-story brownstone in New York that was built in 1890. The engineer who inspected the building said it was structurally sound, but lat...
COMMUNITY FORUM: BASEMENT & FOUNDATION
over 11 years by meganJ
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Basement Brick Long Forgotten
Pop passed away so it is time to start fixing this ol' house. Starting in the basement clearing years of collected debris. Finally have reached the...
over 11 years by Jay J
3
answers493
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ductwork in basement ceiling
We recently purchased a home built in 1994. The basement was finished a few years later by another set of owners. Earlier this summer I noticed t...
2 days by schlich
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Why Treated wood for base plate on framed basement wall?
I'm getting my basement finished. The most reasonable quote includes metal framing for the drywall. Is this sufficient for the baseplate? Or should...
over 11 years by mike nj
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answers381
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Leaky Garage
I have a garage on a concrete block foundation and a concrete floor. When it rains real hard and the ground is saturated as it is now I have leak...
over 11 years by parisan12
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answers887
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foundation leakage
I just bought a house and the dining room is leaking a little. This room used to be a garage. Where i think it is leaking, there is a brick flowe...
over 11 years by Jay J
1
answers339
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water under house
We just had an inspection done on our house that is for sale and they found water under our house. What can be done to remedy this situation????????
over 11 years by Jay J
2
answers744
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Insulating block basement before backfill
We have a daylight block basement that we sealed on the outside w/ rolled on cement, and then rolled on 3 coats of foundation/roof sealant. These b...
over 11 years by Jay J
1
answers1038
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drain tile
We have a sloped lot so we have a daylight basement. 15 courses of block have been laid. Along the outside of 1st course we have laid a continious ...
over 11 years by Jay J
1
answers297
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Basement - How important are they?
I am considering buying a center hall colonial- but it doesnt have a basement. The rest of the house is very nice, but it seems odd to me that it w...
over 11 years by Teenie
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answers1023
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Foundation Questions
Hi All,I am in the process of having a home built in Georgia. The house is a one level home built on a crawl space which should be complete in abo...
over 11 years by Bill_of_LA
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answers991
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Mortar joint between diff. sized block
I'm building a foundation wall for an addition to my house. Code requires 12 inch block underground. I had planned on switching to 6 or 8 inch blo...
over 11 years by Bill_of_LA
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answers198
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Foundation?
Yes I have asked a question before about a possible spring under my house (no proof),but anyways if there was one would I end up having any real se...
over 11 years by Russieb
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answers41
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Purchase a house with a foundation crack?
Hello,I have found a house that may need some work but I want to know what I am getting myself into. An engineer has determined there is a crack ...
over 11 years by akuneth
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answers208
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Brick Foundation Repair
I have a home with a double thick brick foundation. A leaking roof caused the foundation to bow out in three areas. The damaged sections are about...
over 11 years by SCOTTT
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answers819
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Different method of framing floor on foundation
I'm putting an addition on my home. For a few reasons I won't go into, I don't have the room to put the floor joists & floor on top of the sill pla...
over 11 years by DH
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answers865
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foundation?
I live in Michigan in a two story farm house built in 1890. It currently hasa rock foundation. We plan to move the house 200 feet back on our prope...
over 11 years by Iceman
1
answers47
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Garret Space
My Husband and I are beginning the work of remodeling our house. Top to bottom. The third floor is finished into two large rooms with a hall sepa...
over 11 years by RangerMel
2
answers924
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Heating basement - finish walls
We recently bought a new house and had basement finished by contractor. In order to save money we did not have outside wall finished (they were po...
over 11 years by Jay J
1
answers997
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insulating heating ducts
I have a warm air duct running through a cold room (for storing food etc) in my basement. I plan to insulate the interior walls of the cold room to...
over 11 years by Jay J
1
answers70
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