Woodstove to heat whole house
Do you run your fan on your heating and A/C. That would circulate the air in your house without adding anything. Just an idea.
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Need Advice/Buying New Home
The concrete slab is a red flag to me. I am sure there are thousands of people who live on a slab and love it, but my house was half crawl and half slab. The pa...
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Fixing a leaky foundation
The first question anyone should ask here is do you have gutters on the roof and is the ground sloping away from the house GOOD?
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Crawl Space
It sounds like you still have it mostly closed. I was told by a house inspector to close one of my houses completly off (the crawl space) and run a dehumidifier....
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need owners manual
Is it safe to assume the ***** is the same department store I'm asking about?S E A R S
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need owners manual
Did you go to ***** or www.***** .com?
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older craftsman tool chests
I wonder if a locksmith could make a key for you?!?!?!?!
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Replacement attic hatch
What's wrong with the old one? I know what you are talking about. I've only seen them sold as a whole house fan which mounts right in the ceiling. I guess I do...
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Pools - Help or Hurt ?
I live near you, Michigan to be precise. We can swim for about 5 months unless you have a heated pool. I just bought a house and looked at many along the way. ...
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refinance
OK let's see if I can get all of this said and understood.1. If you plan on staying until your 30 year mortgage is up then refinance now. That 5/8% can really a...
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Glass-top Electric stoves - advantages?
My wife can't seem to understand how liquids spilling on the coils stinks and burns and is hard to clean up. I think the smooth top stove was created for her. I...
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AC takes too much time to cool !
I'm wondering if you're getting good airflow. Is your filter clean? How many registers/ducts do you have open inside the house? How many return air ducts insid...
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rotting deck wood
If I understand your questions. For the joist can you get under the deck? If yes then just pry the joistout and put the new one in using a hanger for joists. B...
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Mildew! HELLLLLP!
Plastic could be a solution, but if you have waterdown there then you are only going to cover the water. I would think this would lead to mold growing under the ...
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re-ducting a house
I would be sure to have them fix all that before I move in. I have heard some horror stories about asbestos removal/work. At least get your own specialty inspec...
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Mildew! HELLLLLP!
I'm assuming you have a crawl space. How moist is your soil down there? It shouldn't be wet at all. I would try to rectify that problem first. Do you have gut...
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light bulbs keep blowing
I just moved into a house3 months ago. I have already blown 6 light bulbs. Is this a sign that the circuits are overloaded or I'm getting power surges from somet...
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AC ? PLEASE HELP..
I was in a church 2 weeks ago that had an A/C unit mounted to an inside concrete block wall. I know it was an inside wall because I wondered how they did that. ...
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Im fixing a hole...
Is the house new or old? They probably backfilled with any garbage that was left at the site. I think I would pour sand in the hole to fill it. It's cheap and ...
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HELP! Mold in my basement :(
I stored stuff like you and had the same problem only not nearly as bad. I found that as I moved cardboard boxes the cement was a different color because it was ...
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