Another attic renovation
My wife and I live in a small house with a huge unfinish attic. When our second child was born last ear, we realized that we did not have enought r...
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almost 12 years by mlapolt
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Drywall on basement walls...
Hello,I've had different opinions about this; I'm about to finish my basement walls with drywall. The basement is not presently finished. There is ...
almost 12 years by caronj
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leaky basement/bowing walls
my basement is leaking and the walls are bowing. I want to hire someone to seal the walls until I can afford to get the foundation re-dug and then...
almost 12 years by Angel_in_blue
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converting attic to master suite
I have bought a ranch house with a huge attic; I want to convert the attic into a master suite (bedroom, sitting room, and full bath). I am told th...
almost 12 years by Jay J
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mugseyboy2
I recently purchased a home and evidently I did not, nor did the home inspector, notice the bowing on the north and south walls of my ciderblock ba...
almost 12 years by shanaka
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styrofoam formed basement walls
We are trying to decide on what type of basement to build and are wondering if anyone has had any problem with mold on the styrofoam formed basemen...
almost 12 years by an
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replacing existing foundation
We live in a very old farmhouse with a stone foundation which is terrible shape. We get all kinds of unwanted vistiors ie snakes and you can see th...
almost 12 years by Jay J
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finish basement
i would like to dig out my basement floor to give more head room presently about 5'10" and figure digging it to about 6'6" when finished the proble...
almost 12 years by handymaninpa
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Inside perimeter drains (french drain)
I have an inside perimeter basement drain & sump pump that we installed when we built our home. Beneath the french drain we have orangeburg pipe th...
almost 12 years by Jay J
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answers1158
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Sump Pump Placement
50 year old house with stone foundation. Heavy rains allow water to seep into basement. I am considering a sump pump. Any special considerations...
almost 12 years by david_wv
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answers482
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water in basement
After we built out house 7 yrs ago we discovered we built on a clay bed. We dug around the outside of the home (underground trench). One area abo...
almost 12 years by rpxlpx
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answers435
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Placement of heat ducts in basement
My wife and I have a home with a 900 sq ft walk out basesment that we are going to finish. Heating is forced air, currently blowing down form ceili...
almost 12 years by LDoyle
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Crawl Space ?
I just bought an old 1930's house that has a crawl space that is 5 ft(hard packed dirt) for half the area and 3 ft(loose dirt) for the other half. ...
almost 12 years by Jay J
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answers251
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help! cracked basement wall support
hi,our 45 yr old home has horizonal cracking in the mortar between the blocks in the wall (only one 35-ft wall at front of house) and this wall is ...
almost 12 years by DGB
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answers708
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Smelly basement
I live in the Denver area... heavy clay soil.My basement is partially finished. I have a wood floor that is about 3 feet off the dirt underneath. T...
almost 12 years by bwright
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answers115
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Attic Fans
From a previous home I am sold on the use of a powered attic exhaust fan (not a whole house fan). I recently moved into a new home with minimal ve...
almost 12 years by rpxlpx
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answers990
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Wet Patch on Basement Floor
Does anyone have any idea how to fix this problem?During the winter months my basement is dry and odour free. However as the days warm up and humid...
almost 12 years by rpxlpx
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answers744
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Mold on basement walls
Having a problem with mold on the North and South walls in the basement in one of my rental properties. My renters cleaned with bleach and got most...
almost 12 years by pdoaker
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answers850
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lowering basement floor?
Can I safely re-excavate and lower my basement floor?I have a 1908 house in Minnesota with a ridiculously bumpy concrete slab in the basement. Som...
almost 12 years by Kman
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answers715
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basement leaking!!!
I have recently run into a problem. We have lived in our home for 2.5 years and have never noticed any water in the basement. The home was built ...
almost 13 years by Jay J
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answers468
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