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Should I add a vapor barrier when re-siding?
I am removing the siding on my house in Montana, which was built in 1964. From inside out I have sheetrock, 4" studs with R-11 paper backed fiberglass insulation and gypsum board sheathing. I want ...
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What is the sheathing underneath my brick exterior walls?
I am trying to figure out what is inside of my exterior plaster wall that the brick is attached to. The house was built in 1946, has no insulation in the walls, and (oddly enough to me), has drywall ...
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What's the expense of moving in an exterior living room wall? [closed]
To meet code (for a two-unit rental) we will need to move the exterior wall of a house next to a driveway in (note not out but in) by one foot (so the driveway can be 12 foot wide; it is currently ...
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What could be causing wall cracks through the middle of our house
We have been fixing cracks in our interior, and exterior walls since we moved into our house 3 years ago, and it just keeps getting worse. Our house sits between a field that goes uphill at a 45 ...
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Should I be concerned about an exterior wall crack on the 2nd floor? [closed]
I live on the 2nd floor of a small block of flats. I have noticed a crack outside by the one window. I read on the forum that if its only plaster deep its not too serious. This one looks like it could ...
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How should I fill a hole in an exterior wall?
I noticed a good sized hole in an exterior wall that allows wires and things to go from my AC unit into my basement.
The problem is that the hole is a good deal larger than it needs to be and there ...
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My kitchen has no real walls. Is this going to be a problem?
I recently redid my kitchen, which included removing the back splash and putting in new tile, but when I went to remove the old tile, I found that the tile is only attached to drywall. Knowing this ...
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Do I need to waterproof the external walls of my house?
I have just completed a renovation of my house. Where possible, I am putting decking around it to keep the brickwork dry and ventilated. One wall, however, will have sand and dirt added to build up ...
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Is it possible to install pocket doors in the cavity of an external wall?
Is it possible to install pocket doors in the cavity of an external wall, it will be an internal door as it's between a room and a conservatory. The cavity does have foam in it though.
