Basement Insulation
Today Feb 15th I caught the tail end of a show about insulation in a basement. This insulation did not need a vapor barrier and was made to absorb the mositure. T...
Today Feb 15th I caught the tail end of a show about insulation in a basement. This insulation did not need a vapor barrier and was made to absorb the mositure. T...
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answersWe have a house in the north with a poured concrete foundation that 'floats' on a very high water table. The basement never leaks. If we leave the house unheate...
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answersI'm preparing to finish our basement in a rustic manner. A stone fireplace is part of the plan. I'm searching for ideas on materials to use for the walls and ce...
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answersnew to this so be patient...i have a crack in the the corner of my walls, from the ceiling down...i'm guessing it's because my house is moving slightly ? how do i...
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answersNew to the BB and looks like a real life saver for the do-it-yourself(er). Living in SW Texas and recently had addition to house completed - garage attached at o...
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answersI am finishing my basement with 2x4 stick built walls(due to obstructions). I have one area at the bottom of the steps with limited space. For this section, I w...
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answersHonestly, should a newly constructed house with a 12 course block foundation sitting on top of 4 - 6" footers settle or not? We had our basement done in October,...
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answersI have a unfinished basement thats been getting very cold sometimes so I first changed from single pane windows to glass block and now what I was thinking about d...
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answersI am finishing my basement and need to replace the current window. It is currently used as the vent for the dryer but takes half the window. Are there windows t...
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answersWe want to buy a 3 year old townhouse, however we noticed that in two places where the Ceiling meets the Wall, there are cracks, or a separation, each about 8" lo...
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answersIn our walk-out basement, we can see the frost wall due to the fact that our concrete man did not pour the floor all the way to the wall. Between where the floor...
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answersWe have an older home that is beautiful upstairs and bad in the basement. Our problem is that our dog has gotten very old and can no longer be up in the main hou...
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answersI was wanting to install a attic fan in my attic and I noticed that inside my attic, the insulation was blown in. The peak of the roof extends down only 3 feet t...
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answersI have attic space above my attached garage that is made from 2x4 truss. I would like to make an access door from a second floor bedroom closet to this space. I...
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answersMy husband just finished the basement. He framed it and put I believed R13 insulation between the studs. After that he covered it with a plastic sheeting. And ...
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answersAnybody can tell me where to buy blown or spray-in cellulose fiber for attic insulation. I am located in Wayne, New Jersey.
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answersI have been coming home the last few days and smelling a very foul smell from the basement. I went down to look at the sump pump and it has some standing water an...
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answersI have heard that it is common when building a barn or garrage to pour the foundation, sometimes build the barn, and then come along later and pour a slab floor i...
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answersA spring in the spindle containing the strapping for my folding attic stairs broke. They no longer stay up. The part is 30+ years old. It was manufactured by the ...
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answersWhat is the best way to level a large area of concrete floor (aprox. 450 sqft)? I'm considering some sort of self leveling product but the lowest points of the fl...
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