Walkout Basement Ventilation
The home we built has a walkout basement that is accessible only from the outside rear of the house. It has access to the crawlspace through it. We use it for s...
The home we built has a walkout basement that is accessible only from the outside rear of the house. It has access to the crawlspace through it. We use it for s...
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answersQuestion #1 - our basement is poored concrete, has insulation in the ceiling but its totally exposed...is my family at risk? What can I do to seal it up? Can I us...
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answersI have a 100 year old house with a brick foundation, and I need to punch a hole through it to install a bathroom in a newer addition. How do I punch a 2'x 2' hol...
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answersI have a quick question about building foundations. We are doing a large addition to our turn of the century home. We are digging out a full basement and using...
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answersI'm looking into buying a house and the one that I found in a great neighborhood has major structural damage. By major, the main supporting beam is not supported ...
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answersHi, I'm building a new home and we're just starting to set the walls. We have a concrete porch on the front of our home. In most cases, the area underneath the p...
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answersI am building a detached 30x40 ft single story garage/office structure. From the front of the planned structure to the rear, the grade slopes about 18 inches. ...
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answersHey Folks... OK, there are a ton of messages about leaky basements. I mowed over some plants that were planted next to my house last night and took notice tha...
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answersCan someone tell me how to square up a 24x28 Garage Im trying to but some how im a foot off
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answersIn the process of purchasing an "old" house - approximately 130 years old. Partial basement with poured concrete floor, partial cement block walls (about 3/4 way...
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answersHi all. . . The back of my house is essentially flat from roof to ground. We have a garage attached to our basement. I'm having a problem with water seeping ...
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answersI tore up old carpet with padding in my basement--padding had largely become black powder and there were some spots of white powder-ish substance underneath (dry ...
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answersIt is my understanding that a slab should be independent of the foundation wall and footing so that setttling or other movement can do its thing. I have seen fou...
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answersI don't want to drywall, but is there some kind of other covering that would be good? Like wrapping the duct work in a vinyl or apolstery covering? Any advice ...
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answersHI, hopefully someone can answer this question. One of my basement walls has a couple of PVC pipes from the upstairs bathroom running horizontally along the ...
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answersShould the outlet for the sump pit be routed through the basement wall via a sleeve that is inserted when the cement is wet (like the septic), or should it be rou...
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answersWe are refinishing our basement and have three free standing pipes and one round upright support beam in the center of the basement floor. Is there any mater...
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answersI wish to open a masonry wall in a walkout basement. The wall was formerly the outside wall of the (brick and block) house; a small addition was later added and ...
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answersWe are adding on to our house by extending out one area which is a 4' high crawlspace and another area which will be our garage. I specified a 4" slab with w...
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answersMy sump is running about every 40 seconds during heavy storms, discharging about 5 gallons at a time. I believe that is excessive. OR is this normal for heavy sto...
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