Covering cement basement floor
I have had two floods in two years in my basement family room. (sump pump failure and washing machine failure!) Both times my nice wall to wall carpet was destr...
I have had two floods in two years in my basement family room. (sump pump failure and washing machine failure!) Both times my nice wall to wall carpet was destr...
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answersI want to finish my basement, however, I have some questions before doing so. The prior owners had water problems in the basement and had a french drain installe...
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answersWe just bought a house that was built in 1945. The basement while it doesnt leak, has block walls that are flaking. They have been painted in the past. I would li...
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answersI am a new homeowner and want to floor the attic and put attic stairs in - what type of flooring is the best. I also want to know how much an attic fan cools the ...
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answersi am in the process of digging out a hole in my garden to install a 4m x 2.8m lean to dwarf wall conservatory. down the 4m side i am building a 9" wall about 2.4...
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answerswe just got done pouring our foundation. come to find out the width at one end is 159 inches wide and when you go to the other end of the foundation its like 147...
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answersDoes anyone by chance know what to use for a foundation for a 10x8 storage shed, if I'm not using a concrete slap. The shed is going where grass is at now.
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answersAround our house we have three metal Window Wells which are rusted and falling apart. How do I go about replacing these?
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answersHopefully a quick question -- we just bought a house (new construction) and we found a leak in a pipe in the basement. The spigot leading to that pipe has only be...
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answerswe have just got done pouring our foundation. we started to lay down and bolt the PT 3x6x10 for the sill plate. Well heres the problem--the anchor bolt distance...
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answersI want to cover a couple of lally columns in my basement. I've seen the various commercial pole covers, but would prefer to do my own. Does anyone know of a bra...
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answersI'm building a new home in Pennsylvania and am considering putting hydronic radiant floor heating in the basement. The first reason for considering this is that t...
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answersI live on a lagoon and have a bad problem with water on my crawl space. The soil is clay. So far I've added to the grading along the foundation and diverted ...
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answersMy house was built with basically no grade for drainage around it. It's a modular and the basement was dug to deep and the house was placed on it. Can anyone tell...
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answersI am thinking of purchasing a storage shed. It comes with a floor but what do I put underneath this floor? Would I put blocks, bricks, sand..what? I do not want i...
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answerswe would like to renovate our large attic. I have seen pictures of attics that have the rafters and everything painted white, rather than insulation and drywall....
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answersAfter I do laundry I get a smell in my basement. The smell is strongest at the top of the stairs. If I keep the door open it rarely smells but if I close the door...
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answersI know water takes the path of least resistance, but this first,new leak, apparently in my foundation has me stumped. Recently, we saw water in one small area in ...
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answersI recently renovated a basement room which unfortunately collected 6 inches of water. Spring thaw as well as multiple rain storms at the same time and a high wate...
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answersHello! Having a hard time keeping the townhouse cool. On a hot day (hit 100 degrees this weekend) the a/c will run at least 5 hours even with the temperature s...
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