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During some few warmer days of last week all of my concrete walls in the basement of my newly built house started to “sweat”. I had water almost everywhere on th...
During some few warmer days of last week all of my concrete walls in the basement of my newly built house started to “sweat”. I had water almost everywhere on th...
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answersI moved in to my home 6 mos. ago and am now looking at readying my unfinished basement to use for woodworking. I've never had a basement before, but there is a dr...
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answersMy home was built in 1909 and has a very shallow basement, about 7ft from floor to ceiling, not counting plumping and duct work. There is also a large wooden sup...
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answers...Last night I was wiring. Along the front wall of my house (basement wall), I pulled out a row of insulation. My house is built like this: Foundation ---->...
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answersWhen my power goes out, my sump pump is off. It occurs to me that there are several other reasons for my sump to fail, like pump burn out, clogged pump, clogged d...
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answersJust purchased old home on a brick foundation (in very good condition). No sump pump in basement, but since home is at highest point on .5 acre property and it d...
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answersTrying to find wall panels that look like brick. The once that you can glue on the walls. If some body knows where to find them Any help please Thanks
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answersI have a 2 story house. Just today the drain in the laundry room started over flowing. It doesn't look like I have a sump pump. I tried using drain o and enzyme c...
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answersI just hung drywall on my basement ceiling. I posted this question in the paint/plaster section but I am getting no responses there. Hope I get one here.My ques...
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answersI am coming to the time to insulate my basement during the finishing process.Are there any pros/cons to using faced/unfaced insulation? If I were to use faced ins...
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answersMy basement is 30% concrete floors (20 years old), 40% brick flooring (covered by plaster or concrete-like substance) and 30% dirt (dry and coated lightly with li...
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answersI'm a rookie homeowner and am currently looking to add pull-down steps and a floor to my attic...I looked through the past topics and found an answer to one of my...
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answersThe distance from the basement floor to the bottom of the ceiling joists is 93 3/4". The length of the 2x4 that we bought is 96". We were told by a friend that ...
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answersIs blocking needed for non bearing basement partition walls? Blocking makes it very difficult to run wires after the drywall is up. I could use metal strapping ...
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answersI'm pouring some concrete in one inch deep pans for steps for a spiral staircase. Architect has requested a wax finish. What is a quality easily available wax fin...
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answersI'm finishing my basement and plan to drywall the upper part of the walls, with beadboard paneling on the lower 32 inches.How to I get the surface levels of the p...
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answersHelp! I purchased a home, built 1931, in September. We've had a drought for the past 2 years, but are making up for it in the past 3 months.Christmas morning I aw...
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answersI am building a luxury home with a 4 car garage. I will have a maid's room & playroom above the garage and my contractor suggested adding radiant heat to the...
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answersI recently saw an Amish home for sale and the house was built on a concrete slab. There is no plumbing installed in the house whatsoever. How hard would it be t...
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answersOk I have the studs up to I insulate or pull wire first.
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