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Adding rigid insulation to inside of solid masonry walls–electrical box details?
We have bougt a house (1950s Cape Cod style) with solid msonry walls (4" CMU inside, 3.5" concrete brick for the exterior wythe). We're planning to add 2 1/4" of…
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Straightening wavy stored drywall
I've been storing about 20 sheets of fiberglas-faced moisture resistant drywall in my garage for about a year. I had the stack up on six 4x4's and now the whole…
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Open or Closed Cell Spray Foam for Rim Joist and Garage Ceiling
I've got a raised ranch house in S. Ohio, the LR is over the garage. Walls are brick veneer.
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Housewrap under metal roofing
I'm putting steel roofing (raised seam "snap down" concealed fasterner type) on a small patio cover. The decking is PT plywood. I've covered the deck with 30LB tarpaper, which is…
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Best way to fix troubled plaster-and-tile bathroom walls
The walls in one of our bathroms are in bad shape, and I'd welcome any suggestions. Background: House built in 1959, walls are drywall with metal lathe and then plaster.
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Patio cover attachment through brick veneer
Our house is brick veneer over standard 2x4 construction. I want to add a small (14' x 12') patio cover over a nerwly installed paver patio. 6x6 posts at the…
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Basement wall: Inviting frost damage?
I'm now finishing the basement of our home near Dayton, OH. Over the last few months I re-graded the dirt around the house so the water flows away, and I…
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Finishing a basement–doing it right
I'm new here, so be gentle . . . I'm in the process of planning the finishing of our basement. I've read all the (very good) material at the Building…
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Water in underslab ducts–options?
All, A house we are thinking of purchasing has under-slab forced air ducts. The seller says the ducts take on water when the rain is heavy--I can only imagine…