Discussion Forum
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Insulating basement – how to deal with waste pipes?
I'll try to attach the pictures of the basement, but basically there's the big 3 (or 4)" waste pipe that goes around 2 of the walls to the sewer (house…
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Add poly-iso as thermal break to exterior?
I've got an old 1950 cape cod. 2x4 construction, 3/4" shiplap, then tar paper, then cedar shingles (about 3/4-1" due to overlap), then they put on some 1/2" furring strips…
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Lennox furnace – pump cutoff?
So the condensate pump died tonight. fortunately I was in the basement and heard the water before more than a quart had leaked out on the floor. So I've had…
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Insulated old house from exterior?
I've got a 1950's Cape Cod in Albany, NY 2x4 exterior construction with 3/4" shiplap on the outside, tar paper, then cedar shingles, then looks like 1/2" styrofoam that was…
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Adding shelving to Super Walls in basement
I had an addition put on and we went with the R-5 Super Walls. (so they have the concrete forms and they're 24" on center with the 3/4" pressure treated…
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Pella storm door closer replacement
I've got a pella storm door and both closers went and died. So I called my local pella store and was told they don't do replacement parts (how strange), so…
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Attach screen “fabric” to vinyl lattice
Anyone got any good ideas on how to attach screen fabric (like you buy a role of screen) to vinyl lattice? I put some vinyl lattice around my deck, but…
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Subfloor – what size screws and where?
I've got "plank" subfloor laid on the diagonal in a 1950 Cape Cod house. Before laying the extra layer of plywood on top (for a tiling project), I'd like to…
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hardibacker – how soon can you lay tile?
I looked at the hardibacker website and and instructions and it doesn't state how soon you can lay tile after you install the hardibacker. Since it requires a mortar underneath…
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toe kick saw or angle grinder?
I've gotta remove vinyl flooring that's on top of 1/4" luan, that's on top of 2 layers of 3/4" plywood. I've gotta remove the top layer of 3/4" as well.…