Removing Plaster
There are much easier and less hazardous and much cheaper ways to accomplish what you are trying to do.Much easier: Simply cut or bang holes into y...
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about 10 years by homebild
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Firring strips before drywall
Agreeing with Piffin but personally find it bad practice to use drywall on a basement ceiling any time.Consider instead a suspended ceiling so you ...
about 10 years by homebild
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Insulating a garage: Does it make a difference?
If this is an attached garage, the walls and ceilings adjacent to the house will already have been insulated AND the drywall is neccesary to be the...
about 10 years by homebild
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no insulation on slab
I would be more inclined to attribute your moisture problems to water penetration from the outside due to poor grading of the soil or poor downspou...
about 10 years by homebild
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condensation on basement walls
The reason you are getting condensation on the inside of the black above grade is that the block is getting colder than the dew point of the interi...
about 10 years by homebild
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ThermalDry & basement floor moisture
What is it you are trying to do? Your post is a bit confusing. Please elaborate.
about 10 years by homebild
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Owens Corning Basements
200-300% more than a standard DIY basement refinish. That is why the Owens-Corning systems are, in part, not very common or popular.There is no 'ea...
about 10 years by homebild
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Can toilets flush up?
Yes you can add a bathroom when the sewer line is above the floor.Typically this is not cheap nor simple, however. It involves jackhammering out co...
about 10 years by homebild
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Vapor Barrier Installed Under Subfloor
Of what is the 'vapor barrier' stapled to the bottom of the subfloor made?
about 10 years by homebild
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Raising Ceiling Height
It is feasible and practical.BUT, to make sure you have a structurally sound second story the "2 foot difference" will be made up with solid 2x4 pl...
about 10 years by homebild
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table saw and miter box saw blades
The more teeth the better."How many" teeth depends upon what you can afford.
about 10 years by homebild
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Heating a basement???
You have the basic principal right but tee-ing off is not so easy and requires a prefessional knowledge to do it right.Call a HVAC/Professional Plu...
about 10 years by homebild
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basement frost heave
If your floor was truly damaged because of 'frost heaving' the only recourse you have is to take a jackhammer, rip it out, and pour a new concrete ...
about 10 years by homebild
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Cracks in Basement Floor
Cracks in concrete are quite normal as long as they remain less than about 1/4" wide and do not show any vertical heaving or subsiding.If they are ...
over 10 years by homebild
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Looking for a cheap, temporary, fix for basement seepage.
Don't waste your time or money with half hearted 'hope this works' schemes.The ONLY things that work for chronic basment troubles are full exterior...
over 10 years by homebild
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Floor Stiffening
Solid blocking is fine to prevent joists from racking and twisting and warping...But solid blocking does little or nothing to prevent deflection......
over 10 years by homebild
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Attic insulation
Ok. You have blown in fiberglass insulation in your attic.You want to add insulation.No problem so far.The question relates to a 'vapor barrier'.Th...
over 10 years by homebild
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New Paint Spray Has Craters
How large are these 'craters'?If they are about the size of a quarter you are probably seeing poorly finished (spackled) drywall nails.This wouldn'...
over 10 years by homebild
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Hardy Plank or Vinyl Siding?
Vinyl siding will work. So will HardiPlank as long as you can locate the studs and fasten directly into them.You should note that Hardie does need ...
over 10 years by homebild
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Relocated a bathroom
You need to consult your local plumbing code enforcement office for exact details about what you can and cannot do in terms of this relocation.But ...
over 10 years by homebild
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