COMMUNITY FORUM: BASEMENT & FOUNDATION

Newer home, no foundation? / piers

My in-laws have just purchased a 14 year old home in SE Kentucky (where the frost line exists but is, I'm told, 24 inches). Anyway, the house was ...

over 11 years by Gibsonsmith

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basement

I am weighing my options on the type of foundation i wish to build under my next home. Q1 - I just saw on a Home Again episode where they used a fo...

over 11 years by realiter

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New home crawl space

I'm building a new home in northern Michigan over a crawl space. I'm wondering how to best insulate it. It has 9 vents and a concrete floor and i...

over 11 years by rpxlpx

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no foundation???

i have recently purchased a home (farmhouse style built in approximately 1923 of wood frame construction) with essentially no foundation (the home ...

over 11 years by danielduttinger

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sump pump

Yes,I was wondering how long should it take after a five day good rain for a sump to get rid of all the water from under the house and stop running...

over 11 years by Russieb

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basement remodel

My daughter & family bought a craftsman style home (built about 1920)in Charlo, Montana where there is heavy clay in the soil. The home has a walk-...

over 11 years by Iceman

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Stone fondation

We would like to use our basement. It has a cement floor but the walls are very old stone. The dirt or mortar is very powdery in places and falls o...

over 11 years by Jay J

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Basement ceiling

I am finishing my basement. I would like to drywall the ceiling, but I have 4 major ducts that run perpendicular to the joists. These ducts are c...

over 11 years by Matches

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Foundations and Walls

In Great Britain we have to put a DPC (Damp Proof Course, Bitumen) in our walls at 6" above external ground level to stop damp rising from the foun...

over 11 years by ralphk07

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foundations

I am curiouse, out here in Ok there are two basic types of foundations Footings and Pier and beam. I would like to know which you feel is better an...

over 11 years by Jay J

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basement bthrm

I'm planning on adding a bathroom in the basement of my Cape-cod home. I read about a "toilet that flushes up" with no need of installing a sump. I...

over 11 years by JRod

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Possible crack in foundation with leak?

Hello,How can you tell if you have a crack or leak in your foundation?My house is on a slab and lately my wife and I notice that there is a yellowi...

over 11 years by WallyV

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peeling paint and mold along ceiling

I added insulation to my attic a few years ago. Since then, I have noticed some peeling paint both on the ceiling and the wall near the ceiling al...

over 11 years by Jay J

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915

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basement flooring

I recently purchased a 35 year old home and am planning to finish the basement. The tiles in the basement now are lifting so they need to be remov...

over 11 years by Matches

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Basement Bathroom Installation

I am in the process of finishing my basement. I would like to put a full bathroom down there also. How difficult of a job is installaing the requi...

over 11 years by civitar

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1007

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How to Attach drywall to Inside Poured Concrete Wall

Do I waterproof walls first? Do I put plastic sheeting over the wall?Can I attach drywall directly over plastic sheeting?

over 11 years by BobF

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dirt crawlspace owners

Check out this website, they might be of service if you have a dirt crawlspace. www.neutocrete.com

over 11 years by Jay J

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"Damp" Basement

A relative of mine has a 100 year old farmhouse and the basement (cellar) has a dirt floor and a mixture of concrete block and stone walls.He can l...

over 11 years by Jay J

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