Load Bearing Beams in Attic
I am remodeling my house (which is 2 half doubles). In the attic, I want to knock down the wall and convert these rooms into one bedroom. My questions are this:...
I am remodeling my house (which is 2 half doubles). In the attic, I want to knock down the wall and convert these rooms into one bedroom. My questions are this:...
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answersI am buying a house that is under construction and should be complete in a month. The house is wide open and it is very humid here in the northeast. The basem...
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answersHello, we have an ugly BLACK sump pump discharge hose that exits our house and lays prominently in our backyard. I was wondering if anyone has ever seen a GREE...
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answersim building a new 1500 sqft 1 story house with a full basement.basement is 5' below grade with a 10"x20"footer.could someone tell me if i should pour the footer f...
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answersYou are probably going to think I am out of my mind, but I am going to ask this anyhow. We live in a home that is part mobile placed on foundation/ part site b...
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answersI have a leak in two spots of the isolation joint.I understand what has to be done with a leaking isolation joint. My problem is much bigger. The basment wall is...
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answersI just purchased a house built in 1880. The basement walls are made of fieldstone which has been painted over. The walls are very bumpy and bulgy. I was wonder...
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answersBackground: I am a SF & considering purchasing a lot which the previous owners have begun some excavation and have ran into some huge rock veins that would n...
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answersI am looking into buying an 8x8' vinyl shed that comes with its own "foundation kit" ("Apollo" from Costco). Without buying it, I don't know exactly what that me...
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answersPLEASE HELP. I JUST BOUGHT THIS 1860'S HOME. ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE THERE IS A HORRIBLE SMELL. THERE IS A PATIO ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE AND WHEN YOU SIT OUT THER...
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answersMy house is so tight that i need to vent everywhere. I believe the foundation gases are trapped. How do I vent the foundation to release these gases. I am a nov...
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answersi have my mom house presently under construction in the carribean where she live the contractor who now take over said the foundation is 8x8 and is 2 small he wan...
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answersHello! I have heard, from very reliable sources, that a modular house requires a "special" foundation. My question is can a pre-existing foundation, from an...
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answersQuestion about attic finishing--Just bought an old colonial in DC area. Attic already has flooring at center(not pretty, but very solid), exhaust fan, windows at...
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answersMy fiance' and I are looking at an old farmhouse and we noticed a slight slant of the kitchen floor. Is this correctable? and if so what could be causing it in t...
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answersI am looking at a modular home to purchase, it has a crawl space and the inspector has found that the marriage wall support columns are not under the marriage wal...
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answersMy house has double insulation and is really too well insulation. How do I vent this house. Please give me some options. There is only a hole house fan which rea...
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answersI just purchased this home and a day that it rained really hard I smelled a sulphur smell outside my front door. Does anything think this has something to do with...
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answersOur house is 7-8 months old in the Central PA area. We have been running a dehumidifier in the basement for several months. It was filling up about every 5 days u...
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answersLive in Orlando with full 9' walkout basement. Want to drywall some rooms. The outside block wall is waterproofed with 2 layers of portland cement, a layer of tar...
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