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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 ...
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 ...
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ViewsI am entertaining the idea of turning my crawlspace into a full basement. I was wondering if you have a list of people in NW Indiana/Chicago area ...
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ViewsI am finishing my basement and want to install a drywall ceiling. Obviously, the load bearing walls run floor to the underside of the floor above,...
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ViewsMy girlfriend has a finished attic room with red cedar walls and ceiling. There seems to be a constant accumulation of grainy black stuff on the ...
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ViewsThe standard 2-car garage is in front of our house (L-shaped house). We would like to add a basement under the garage. Can you give me a ROUGH id...
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ViewsI just bought a house that has a workshop below the garage. The foundation is a slab, the shop has cinderblock walls, and the ceiling is reinforced...
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ViewsI am installing a half bath in my basement and have easy access to the main stack. Can I vent and drain into the Main stack or do I need a separate...
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ViewsI must replace my pull down attic stairs, which measure approximately 46" by 20". The standard sizes I have seen are 22 1/2" by 56", and I can't f...
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ViewsWe are getting ready to put our house on the market. We had been having a problem with water in bsmt with each rain of any duration. Have solved pr...
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ViewsOur home, which is 36 years old, has an perimeter drain built inside the foundation. This drain runs to the corner of the house where the pipes le...
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ViewsI would like to install a gas fired direct vent fireplace in my basement as supplemental heating. Has anyone had any experience installing one of t...
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ViewsI have a 400 sq ft bonus room in a split level house. I want to install a coffered ceiling since my bonus room is on the same level as my garage. T...
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ViewsI am finishing my basement and have installed most of the subfloor with the exception of where the bathroom will be. There is already a flange in ...
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Viewshi, we're finishing half our basement into a family room... it only has one small window on that side, which is near the top of the wall (the groun...
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ViewsI recently had a mason look at my concrete block basement wall, which is bowing slightly, and has horizontal cracking along the mortar joints. He d...
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ViewsRECENTLY I BOUGHT A HOME THAT HAS A NEW FINSIHED BSMT WITH A RAISED PLYWOOD FLOOR COVERED WITH FLOOR AND RUG. CHECKING WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE NE...
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ViewsMy wife and recently purchased a home built in 1913 and we're putting an addition on. After digging the footers for the addition, the contractor d...
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ViewsI have a dirt basement that is in an old main street store. There is no outside acess, no windows. The inteior stairs are about 20 feet inside the ...
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ViewsThis is similar to another post.Our home is over 50 years old. We have noticed there is a moisture problem in the attic. We also have water in ou...
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ViewsWe have a 7'tall crawlspace under our 7 yo house that we would like to excavate and convert to a basement. We have done test digs in all 4 corners ...
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