Discussion Forum
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straw bale insulation in existing house
Has anyone ever used straw bales to insulate an existing wood framed house? Mostly academic because I am about to use cellulose. However, I started reading about straw. The house…
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air sealing materials top plate of wall
My house is 100 years old (roughly). It is balloon framed with barnboard sheathing on the exterior of the stud walls and a brick veneer outside of that. I am…
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fire in kitchen, now I get to clean up..
I made a really stupid mistake yesterday. Put a wok on the stove with grease in it and turned the burner on to heat it up. Then I had to…
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Foundation Drainage
I am going to do something about the dampness getting into my basement this summer. The house was built in 1910 with a limestone rubble foundation wall. I live in…
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Very big moisture problem -help! please!
Our house was built around 1910. It is balloon framed, limestone rubble foundation, masonry exterior. 15 or 20 years ago some idiot sprayed cellulose into the space between the lathe…
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Leak in roof
My house is balloon framed 2 stories, plus a full height attic (except at the edges:) ). The house is clad with brick. There is water comming in just forward…
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flashing around new window
I just had every window in the house replaced with vinyl windows. They were installed very nicely. Now, three weeks later, my wife noticed that the bottom edge of the…
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basement insulation // sill plate
My house was built about 1910 and is a limestone rubble foundation with brick on stud walls. I live in southwestern Ontario, Canada just south of and right on Georgian…
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Basement Insulation – Radiant Barriers
I am doing some basement insulation this fall. I am in South Western Ontario (Canada), near Georgian Bay (just so you know the kind of temperatures I am looking at).…
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insulating attic of old house
I will be insulating my attic in the next year. My house is brick on wooden stud construction built in 1910 (approximately). The walls are lathe and plaster. The attic…