Attic Moisture
I am hoping someone could advise me whether there is a good method to dehumidify an attic. While planning to replace an inefficient and noisy b...
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about 4 years by KingVolcano
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Attic
Does anyone know where to purchase springs for an old attic pulldown stairs. I do not know the manufacturer and Lowes and Home Depot did not have ...
about 4 years by KingVolcano
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Bracing a wall?
Hi, I have a houes built into a sidehill. Dug out area is 6 feet at theback wall and tapers down to 2 feet in the front. I was told I would have to...
about 4 years by KingVolcano
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Transforming basement into bedroom suite??
Hey all, new guy here. Sure to be a frequent poster/reader as I am getting into my first home. Speaking of which... The house is a small tud...
about 4 years by KingVolcano
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Basement wine cellar under porch
I have a room under my front porch that I want to make into a wine cellar. The walls are poured concrete (8" thick, 9'high) and the ceiling is pour...
about 4 years by KingVolcano
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frost build up in basement
I had a contractor come in and redue my basement. There is 5 feet of cement foundation and then 3 foot pony wall on top of the cement this is the e...
about 4 years by KingVolcano
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Room Addition Using Attic Space above Garage
We are looking into adding 528 sq ft up above existing attached 3 1/2 car garage. Currently is ranch style house. Garage measurements are roughly 2...
about 4 years by KingVolcano
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Insulation, fireblock Q's
Hello, hopefully someone can help me out. Ok so I Put up 1inch extruded polstyrene and glued it to the wall. framed up my 2x3wall, not yet anchor...
about 4 years by Hunter41162
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GYM in unfinished basement
I just pruchased a home that has an unfinished basement with exposed insulation on the ceiling (concrete walls and floor). We would like to use one...
over 4 years by KingVolcano
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Basement Waterproofing
Housing and premise codes http://www.unomaha.edu/neighborhoodscan/codeenforcement/foundation.php 303.05 "All foundation walls shall be main...
over 4 years by LicensedWaterproofer
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Condensation on the inside of the vapor barrier behind the insulation
My son is remodeling his basement and installed a vapor barrier (plastic) behind the the wall studs. He insulated between the studs with paper fac...
over 4 years by KingVolcano
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Insulating basement???
My husband and I are planning on insulating our concrete 8' basement. We are going to be insulating the walls with TrueWall foam insulation. We als...
over 4 years by LadyRaven
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Chemical/Vapor odor in basement after mold remediation
Hi. LONG POST! PLEASE HELP!! I just had some mold remediation done by a national professional company. My basment is unfinished. The strong mold o...
over 4 years by KingVolcano
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Great Northern Engineered Harwood
Anyone familiar with greatnorthern.com? We are looking at their shipdecking engineered hardwood for our basement which is 1400 square feet. It is 3...
over 4 years by remodelgal
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Breaker box mounted on rotting studs
While removing some wood paneling from the walls in my basement I discovered some serious water damage to the wall studs. Over the years the damage...
over 4 years by breakdown
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The Basement from You know where
My frustation level with my water problem in my basement is enough to sell and take a substantial loss just to know that I don't have to deal with ...
over 4 years by LicensedWaterproofer
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ICE IN ATTIC
I INSTALLED PLASTIC VENTS ON EACH RAFTER INSIDE THE ROOF.ALSO I CLOSED ALL SPACE BETWEEN PLASTIC VENTS AND THE PLYWOOD (UNDER THE ROOF).I USED FIBE...
over 4 years by edmondnote
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Foam in attic?
A mold inspector told me to get this new company to completely seal off the attic with some kind of foam -- no vents at all - gable, ridge, soffit....
over 4 years by Billhart
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sump pump in the crawlspace
We are in the process of buying a home. The home inspector gave the home a thumbs up but recommended a sump pump in the crawl space because of evi...
over 4 years by tangelo123
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Finishing Basement: Floor vs Wall
If I want to finish my basement, where should I start first? Tiling the floor or Drywall the wall?
over 4 years by KingVolcano
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