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Cold first floors in a mountain house
We have a ~ 3000 sf vacation house at 4000 ft elevation in the Cascades. The two story house is 30 years old built on a continuous pour perimeter concrete…
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Recommendation for sub-basement floor hatch?
I have a vacation house in the mountains at about 4000 feet elevation. There is a floor hatch for access into the sub-basement that is a simple piece of plywood…
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Foam It Green spray foam – uneven experience with product and customer service
I've used 3 units of Foam It Green spray foam insulation, each Foam It 202 tank kit about $330 (+ $40 shipping) to spray 202 board feet of foam Two kits worked…
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Fix squeaky pine floor when there is no subfloor
A 1905 Victorian. The floors are 2.5" strip pine floors. Nothing fancy. The first floor is laid over diagonally-oriented T&G subfloor. The 2nd floor, oddly enough, is just laid over…
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Contractor installed tub without bedding mortar and missed the tile bead kit. Is this new technology?
This is a new one to me. Paid a GC to do a complete remodel of a 2nd floor bathroom. Came with recommendations from a neighbor who did a big…
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Heard of Performance based vs prescriptive based insulation standards for a foam roof job?
I received 4 bids for a spray foam insulation job in our 3rd floor renovation (a bedroom and bathroom and attic area). Closed cell foam is to be applied to…
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Spray foam against roof decking in NJ Victorian? Architect not sure its legit.
We are planning a renovation of our 1905 Victorian 3rd floor gable end attic space in central NJ and I would like some input on insulation. The space is currently used…
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Snow destroys deck railings
Have a mountain house with a deck that gets a lot of snow. Often unoccupied in winter. This year the snow load blew the railings and posts off the deck…
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Removing K&T wiring for insulation
In previous posts I asked about the necessity to remove K&T wiring from walls prior to dense-pack. The general answer here was 'yes', which I confirmed by finding 1987 national…
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Knob &Tube Wiring Dense Pack Insulation
I've decided to add dense pack cellulose to exterior walls in this 1905 two story NJ Victorian. The most credible installer told me that the remaining active knob and tube…