Center Support is rusted
I have a house built in 1926. The center beam is wood. The center support post is rusted at the bottom. The house used to have problems with flooding.In the pa...
I have a house built in 1926. The center beam is wood. The center support post is rusted at the bottom. The house used to have problems with flooding.In the pa...
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answersI live in Minnesota, and I am about to finish my attic. I had a new roof put on the house a year ago, and with this project in mind, I had a ridge vent installed....
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answersAll,It ends up that this great, dry, carpeted basement that we envisioned as a playroom for our baby daughter in our new house is lined with tiles that contain as...
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answersI recently removed 9"x9" tiles from my basement concrete slab which have tested positive for asbestos. I am now left with a black adhesive on the concrete which ...
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answersI bought a home 6 monthes ago, at which time the access hole from my partial basement to the crawlspace, which is approx. 2 ft by 2 ft in size, was open and uncov...
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answersI am refinishing a basement with high ceilings and poured concrete walls and floor.Since the sewer drain is basement floor level and the ceilings are high, I plan...
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answersI just build a new house this summer of 2003. I put R-19 insulation in the I call the rim joice ( the area where the floor joice attached to the outside wall). Ev...
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answersFive weeks ago we had installed professionally French drains in our basement. We had some water problem (not major)I would say 2x in 5 yrs (about 1/2 bucket full ...
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answersI have a house with a stone foundation,and have been getting water coming in.I want to stop the water from coming in.I have installed sump pumps,which has helped ...
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answersI have a 35 year old house on clay soil. Some piers have sunk and the floor is not level. The subfloor is 1 1/2" t&f supported by 4x6 beams held up with po...
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answersI am looking for a pull down attic stairs that is wider than the standard sizes available at the local home improvement stores. Does anyone manufacture or sell a ...
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answersWe hav an 87 year old house with a stone foundation. I want to clean up the basement a bit. The plaster or stucco on the walls is flaking off in some spots. Wh...
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answersI need suggestions on how to get started. Will staining be my best option?
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answersSeasons Greetings to allI have two questions perhaps someone can help with. Question #1: I am considering 'finishing' the basment in our house. Ideally, I would l...
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answersHi all! My basement just backed up from roots in the pipe leading to two inches of standing waste water. We decided to pop out the asbestos tiles under full hea...
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answersOur house has no basement, just a crawl space. In a corner room the baseboeard and foor are separating an inch in some places. Also, the center of the room seems ...
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answersWe currently have a 3 season porch (15x8) off of the back of our house. It is supported by concrete/cement posts. The porch is about 4' off the ground. Under the ...
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answersWe are building a new home in New Jersey where the temp is normally below freezing most days this time of year. The builder uses concrete footings and poured conc...
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answersHow many soffit vents I need for my attic?Where can I find the R Values for NY state?Length of attic = 52 ftWidth of attic = 22 ftHeight of attic = 6 ft
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answersI have blown insulation in the attic of my 4 yr old house. I have some plywood down in the middle of the attic for storage, but would like to add more. Is there...
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