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If you have condensation on any door or window in your house, you need to first look to alleviate excessive moisture caused by vents, ducts, humidi...
If you have condensation on any door or window in your house, you need to first look to alleviate excessive moisture caused by vents, ducts, humidi...
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ViewsYou need to replace the entire door if for no other reason than to assure proper insulation reasons.
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ViewsYes, but only in the form of kraft faced paper on fiberglass batts with the paper oriented toward the living space...
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ViewsBaloon framing is illegal in modern construction. You cannot frame any type of walls by balloon framing and meet building code anywhwere in the ...
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ViewsBuildimg codes prohibit studs from being any where closer than 1-3 inches from a masonry basment wall and also prohibit 6 mil poly sheets from bein...
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ViewsHow you insulate and the amount of insulation you require depends upon your location and your local building code or State's energy requirements. ...
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ViewsIt is a great waste of time and money trying to waterproof a stone foundation with mortar and DryLok. Only real proven method to waterproof a st...
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ViewsAs long as you mean OSB (Oriented Strand Board) type plywood that the builder used, (and not real 'particle board') you will have no problems. O...
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ViewsCompletely normal as there is always loose granules with any applied new roof. If the granules start to expose raw tar surface, you have somethi...
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ViewsDo not use Tyvek over existing composite shingles of siding. This product is not designed for use this way. It should be enough to install th...
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ViewsSure sounds like it and shouldn't be of any significant problems as long as it is cleaned and the source of moisture that is causing it is dealt wi...
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ViewsWithout knowing specific details all I can offer is that esxrow accounts payements can and do go up as mortgages change, tax millages increase and ...
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ViewsCan't tell you whether or not to switch from gas to electricity, but in my part of the US (Northeast) electricity has been far cheaper to run the c...
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ViewsYour attic crawlspace floors need to be insulated between the joists with either fiberglass or cellulose and should be to a depth recommended for y...
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ViewsWood is a very poor choice for a counter and floor grade wood shouldn't be used for them. For food preparation surfaces wood counters need to be...
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ViewsWhat did you cover the crawl space sand with? If 6 mil plastic sheeting, did you tape and seal all edges where the seams overlap and tape to the f...
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ViewsSounds like Ah-Mah-Zan...:)
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