Ductwork through main beam

I have an old home with brick walls in the basement. There is one load-bearing brick wall down the center of the basement. On top of this wall is...

over 9 years by tanto

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Basement Bedroom Codes

I would like to finish a room in my basement and make it a bedroom. I understand that an egress window is required by code for the room to be cons...

over 9 years by plumber Tom

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Furnace Replacement - Best Value?

My home needs a new gas furnace. We plan to stay in this home for approximately 7 more years. Is it worth spending more on a Trane or Lennox furn...

over 9 years by briand92

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Supply registers & Return grilles - Best Locations?

Thanks for the quick reply. So does this sound right:Returns at the bottom of the exterior wall, floor level, under a window.Supplies on the floor...

almost 10 years by briand92

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Supply registers & Return grilles - Best Locations?

Thanks for the great reply HKestenholz. What you explained makes a lot of sense, however, it is the opposite of what a lot of the new construction...

almost 10 years by briand92

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Supply registers & Return grilles - Best Locations?

I should have added one additional detail:I live in Iowa and our heating season is about twice as long as our cooling season. Thanks.

almost 10 years by briand92

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Supply registers & Return grilles - Best Locations?

When installing new ductwork in an existing house are these acceptable locations for supply registers and return grilles?1st floor - Supplies in th...

over 9 years by mmboys

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Furnace Sizing with a finished basement

My old one-story home has an old inefficient gas furnace. I would like to have a new, high efficiency furnace put in before winter. Like many peo...

almost 10 years by briand92

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957

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Water Main Replacement

My 1926 home has the original galvanized steel water main. Interior supply lines have all been replaced w/copper. Water pressure in the house is ...

almost 10 years by plumber Tom

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Branch Duct through load-bearing wall

I have a small 1926 house. It's basically a box with a load bearing wall down the center. I need to run a 6" branch duct between two rooms in the...

almost 10 years by briand92

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Removing Blown-In Attic Insulation

I have a small older house with about 12" of blown in attic insulation. This is great for the heating bill, but presents some problems. I would lik...

almost 10 years by djdrew44

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Dead animal and maggots - What to do?

I guess I should've figured this out, but I was a little in shock by the surprise.I called the local animal control department and they sent someon...

almost 10 years by briand92

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95

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Removing Blown-In Attic Insulation

I have a small older house with about 12" of blown in attic insulation. This is great for the heating bill, but presents some problems. I would l...

almost 10 years by briand92

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546

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Dead animal and maggots - What to do?

I noticed a strong smell in my garage today and found what appears to be a dead raccoon. Real nasty one too. It is covered in thousands of maggot...

almost 10 years by JONINSACTO

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Backerboard for vinyl siding

My garage currently has wood siding nailed directly to the studs with no backerboard. I plan to replace the wood siding with vinyl. Any suggestio...

almost 10 years by TinMan

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576

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Replacing old ductwork in basement

I've done some additional research on calculating the branch duct sizes to each of the rooms.From what I've read it appears I need to calculate the...

about 10 years by briand92

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659

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