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Use the pink styrofoam in 2"thickness or two layers of 1 inch(r5) thickness..Cover this with 1/2" plywood and attach to roof rafters with screws..Then depending o...
Use the pink styrofoam in 2"thickness or two layers of 1 inch(r5) thickness..Cover this with 1/2" plywood and attach to roof rafters with screws..Then depending o...
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answershave insulation blown in....much better.. you probably have oil paint on the inside of the house to act as your vapor barrier... seal all holes from the ins...
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answersdon't do it. the sand will pull moisture up from the concrete. the plywood on the plastic will cause moisture build up on the top side of plastic and twist the ...
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answerswith no water being used in the house..put your ear to your main water line and listen for it hissing, as if you were using water..possible broken water line if n...
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answersventing is venting and the more the better.as long as you can get at it. i always use full soffit venting as it allow the whole lower roof area to breath. only c...
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answerswhere are the ducts? if they are in the attic, then the ducts should have insulation on them to keep the heat out of the ducts. and hopefully the soffit vents ar...
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answersred tuck/sheathing tape on the unstapled bit. but craft face batts allow moisture to go through easier than 6 mil vapor barrier, especially due to all the joins. ...
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answersusing bathroom fans whenever showers are used or a bath. using the fan above the stove. get a humidity gage to show the humidity in the house. 40% is good for l...
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answersbeing an old house i would just put a standard batt of insulation in. no vapor barrier or craft paper face. unless code says so. let the old place breath since y...
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answersusing as a workshop without putting 6 mil vapor barrier on the insulation will allow your sawdust to move into the insulation ,causing the sawdust to become food ...
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answersa method that wouldn't disturb your foundation could be to dig around the foundation about 10 feet away(depending on stable soil conditions for the foundation. us...
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answershttp://joneakes.com/us/ls/cgi-bin/searchdbusls.cgi?type=keyword&keywords=Pressure+Treated+Wood Remember the past or all is lost. http://www.geocities.co...
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answersdouble insulation shouldn't condensate badly provided that you had a proper vapor barrier of 6 mil to stop the warm moist air from inside heading out easily into ...
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answersclimb up into the new attic and cut open the old flat roof over where the pipes is and replace with new insulated ducts.
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answersyou seem to be describing soot on the floor. and plants don't like fumes of a bad burning furnace.is the chimney blocked up.
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answersthere is cedar siding on 2 by 8 plywood sheets. it goes up fast and saves in labor costs. does the old siding have tar paper/roofing felt behind it or not.or w...
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answersif you are in a place that snows enough. then whirlybird/turbine roof vents. they stay above the snow and keep working all winter. if a rainy area, then if you ...
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answersif your town allows the foundation to be just 2 feet deep and then rebar drilled into the bedrock to anchor the house. since there is no danger of frost heaving. ...
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answersmost you can do is to add good fill into the crawl and raise it up about 2 feet and put down a new vapor barrier and new skimcoat of concrete.this to allow the gr...
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