mositure in attic/insulation
I am in a new home (1 yr old) that is beginning to show water damage on my 2nd floor ceilings as a result of excess moisture in my attic. You can s...
I am in a new home (1 yr old) that is beginning to show water damage on my 2nd floor ceilings as a result of excess moisture in my attic. You can s...
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ViewsI read an article about winterizing your home and there was a comment that chalky substance on brick can indicate a serious problem, yet they never...
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ViewsI'd like to install inside drain tile and sump pump in my home. There is no existing drain tile or sump. Does anyone have any directions on how t...
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ViewsI just purchased my first home on a village lot and moved in 3 weeks ago. Everythingabout the experience was horrible and now I have to live with ...
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ViewsOur house sits halfway down a hill. Uphill water sheds towards the foundation and is causing some problems. Several professionals have given us e...
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ViewsI am thinking of buying a house with a concrete block basement built in 1954. I noticed a horizontal crack running the length of the basements fron...
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ViewsI just bought this house and the first snow melt that saturated the ground around house seems to have caused a rank odor in the basement that was n...
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ViewsDoes anyone have any comments on a preserved wood foundation......a friend is considering the purchase of a home with such a foundation....and has ...
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ViewsWe are building a new house, and we have noticed that one of the basement walls (cement block) has a long (about 2 feet) fissure-type crack surroun...
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ViewsMy bedroom has cathedral ceilings. The only place to put a folding stairway is on the wall directly above the entrance to the bedroom. I would li...
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ViewsWe have an old cistern that is up against a wall in our basement. We need to get this cistern filled in before our child starts walking, as their i...
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ViewsI have seen shelving made of metal hangers that suspend from your floor joists, then you place a board on the metal "scaffold" everything hangs ins...
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ViewsWe're putting wall to wall carpeting in our basement. It is dry, but we would like some advice if we should paint it or put plastic down for a vap...
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ViewsMy attic and house is very hot, and I have no vents in the attic or outside under the soffit. Any advice on what I need to do to cool down< Th...
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ViewsIs it possible to hang paneling on steel frame/studs? House was infested with termintes and remodel forthcoming. Any suggestions would be greatly...
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ViewsFirst a question then the explanation of the problem as a whole. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the length but hopefully it will shed...
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Viewson one of the programs was a project that used a "peel and stick" floor underlament that was also a moisture barrier. Any ideas what this product w...
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ViewsI am having a problem with floor condensation in a room that was constructed on what used to be the back concrete patio of my house. Initially,the ...
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ViewsI have a walk-out basement with stairs leading down into the basement from the outside. There is a drain on the inside of the basement door right ...
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ViewsWe are having some crawl space problems... Our house was built in the late 1800's and has a crawl space under the main portion of the house and a "...
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