attic flooring
I need to do some work in the attic of my 30-year-old home, but there is no walking surface up there. I have to walk on the joist edges, and I'm afraid of fallin...
I need to do some work in the attic of my 30-year-old home, but there is no walking surface up there. I have to walk on the joist edges, and I'm afraid of fallin...
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answersHi this is my first post here. I live in a small village in Lancashire,England.My problem is the roof of my house is tiled with slate but there is no backing felt...
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answersSaw on a recent TV show where a basement was being finished. They were slating or furring down ceiling perpendicular to joists. They stated that they always did t...
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answersI just visited a website of a company that basically sells a channeling system to "fix" basement water problems. The system works by fixing any cracks, drilling ...
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answersDoes anyone know of a manufacturer that makes a Bilco type door with only one door instead of 2? Our opening is in the corner of our patio and our current wood d...
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answerswe plan on having new carpeting installed in our basement but befor that is done we would like to install a subflooring for a dry air space and minor moisture pro...
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answersI'm slowly getting educated as I get various quotes re: a leaky basement. I understand that the ideal way to remove the puddles is to keep the water from enterin...
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answersWe have a log home, that needs alot of repair. Our immediate concern is the rotting logs that are on or next to the ground. The rotting is mainly on the north sid...
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answersI've hunted high and low and I can't find out what I can and can't do with respect to loft conversions. I live in the UK in and all I can find are companies who d...
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answersI am one of the fortunate home owners to have a dirt crawl space. I encounter the usual problem of smell and dampness associate with it. I attempted to spread a...
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answersI found the attached message in the FAQ section and it makes no sense to me. I also have a brick first story exterior wall and concrete foundation and water is le...
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answersI currently have a sump pump located in the corner of my basement. Outside the basement wall the land drops off approx. 6 to 8 ft at maybe 35 ft away from the fo...
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answersHas any one got any suggestions on how to fill in the grooves in panneling. I want a painted surface when finished. Thanks for any ideas.Robbie
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answersMy basement always smells like a sewer.Whenever I open up the main trap, I feel thewind blowing and a smell coming out of it.It seems that this smell is leaking o...
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answersPlease Help !I am in the process of refininshing my basement. I would like to remove one (preferably two) lally columns. The foundation measures 24' x 42' (exter...
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answersNeed some feedback on expandingcurrent basement.. would like to do myself.Thanks!
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answersWhile looking at houseplans, I ran across the term "daylight basement". How does that differ from a "standard basement"?
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answersAn addition was started on Sept. and finished in January. When the warm weather came there was a noxious odor in a room under the attic where the roof had been e...
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answersI am looking for names of contractors in the Danvers, MA area to put up a full dormer on a Cape with an unfinished upstairs. Any other tips would be appreciated.
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answersSome time ago I briefly saw a program where the builders were replacing support columns in the basement with bracing that was bolted across the floor beams. Any i...
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