Questions tagged [fiberglass]
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Should I replace fiberglass bats in my basement with rigid foam insulation?
I am doing some remodeling in my finished basement. I live in Zone 4a, and my basement walls are all filled with fiberglass bats against painted concrete block. The studs appear to be right against ...
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Uncovered fiberglass in exterior wall?
We are removing a corner prefab wood burning fireplace. One wall behind the fireplace and part of the ceiling are exterior structures. When we took the drywall down, we found that the fiberglass at ...
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Garage fiberglass ceiling is wet
After living approximately 1 year in my new home, this October I started to insulate my garage by putting fiber glass - with the intention of putting drywall after.
Couple of weeks ago I have noticed ...
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Bad Odor after spraying Bleach
Looking for some advice and help to resolve an issue were having after spraying bleach on the backside of my bathtub. Reason for doing this we had a rat climb up the plumbing and make a mess inside ...
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Fiberglass insulation above grade in basement
We have an unfinished basement that we want to finish. The walls are bare concrete and there is no subfloor. In the exterior, it seems there is a vapor barrier (we have the tar marks on the wall) . We ...
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Is it worthwhile to cover fiberglass insulation with Tyvek under a house?
I have a raised home in New Orleans, where the weather is hot and humid 2/3 of the year, but it can get quite cold for brief periods in the winter.
The house is about 100 years old and there is some ...
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Stripped screw on fiberglass electrical box
I made the never-again mistake of using a few fiberglass electrical gang boxes on my recent remodel. It seemed like fiberglass would be better than the plastic boxes, but I learned my lesson there, I ...
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How do I assess different insulation recommendations? [closed]
We live in CT.
I don't know the technical terms but our house configuration is:
Split level ranch (two floors plus attic)
Gas furnace and gas water heater in the basement
Air handler in the attic
Air ...
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Allergy symptoms after attic insulation replacement
Had my 20 year old attic insulation replaced with new blown-in white fiberglass by professionals yesterday.
Family is now having significant allergy symptoms especially when central air is. Purifier ...
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Trim a prehung fiberglass door for a nonstandard front door height
I intend to replace my old front door. It is currently a steel left-hand inswing door. The slab itself is 36"x77.5". The ceiling is very short and this door opens within an inch of the ...
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What could a water stain on a fiberglass tub mean?
I have a water stain (that looks like a water stain would appear on wood) in my fiberglass tub. It’s where the tub meets the wall on the opposite side of the shower head. There is a water supply line ...
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Fixing micro-cracks in a fiberglass tub
I am experiencing leakage from my tub. It is inconsistent with a small amount of water, but it happens to leak onto the computers below. After multiple plumbers reviewed the plumbing and found no ...
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How to repair a small gouge in a fiberglass shower insert? [duplicate]
I have a small gauge (about penny size) towards the bottom of a fiberglass tub/shower combo insert in the house i bought. The rest of the insert is in great condition, so really don't want to replace ...
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Fiberglass vs wood door
How can I tell if my door is made out of fiberglass or wood? It has a wood grain texture but I can’t tell if it’s a real wood door or a fiberglass door.
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How far should a wall for a bathtub extend beyond the tub? [closed]
I am installing a new 30" wide fiberglass tub/shower kit. Does anyone have any suggestions on how wide the wall for the plumbing needs to be?
Since I am installing a 30" wide tub. Do I make ...
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Fiberglass Bathtub Wall Slanted Down - Slip on Faucet Gap Too Large to Fix with Caulk
Copper stub-out with a slip-on faucet that requires a minimum 1.75 inch length. The bottom-half of the faucet base fits flush against the fiberglass tub wall, but there is a significant gap between ...
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How can I waterproof an exposed porch with a basement room underneath?
I am replacing a front porch, it currently is an elevated porch with your typical dirt and debris underneath, and it is an open porch. I intend to excavate a new basement room underneath it, cutting ...
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flooring cover near shower
I have a fiberglass shower, and the image below shows a slight tilt in the floor covering; likely due to water. Can I use something like a Silicone tape?
I want to make sure that the water doesn't get ...
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Can I recaulk joints in a fiberglass shower surround after removing old caulk?
There's a fiberglass shower stall in my bathroom. It consists of two wall panels and one pan, and there seems to be glue/caulk in the seams between them, as shown in the photos.
I wonder if I can ...
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Insulating under the staircase from the crawl space - faced fiberglass insulation ok?
Our house is built on a slope, so the staircase to the bottom floor is right above the crawl space (vented; climate zone 3). The staircase is carpeted, and there's no insulation underneath. I can ...
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Leaking stand-up fiberglass shower
I have a small stand-up fiberglass shower that is leaking water into my closet which is right next to it. I have pulled back the carpet and dried the water up, but it keeps leaking water. Even after ...
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Is there a way to determine if cold spots on a thermal image are due to water?
Continuing my bad insulation smell saga, I've been exploring the room in question with a thermal camera. I have attached an example image that shows a cold spot in the wall (rest of wall is ~20°C).
Is ...
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What is the proper name for this rubber edging trim for fibreglass?
I have a fibreglass seat pan, and it was damaged. What's the correct name for the edging stuff? I hope that I can find something large enough to cover the road-rash.
There's a springy steel-...
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Locating the source of a fiber glass smell, or finding wet, dirty fiberglass insulation?
There is one room in my house that smells strongly of (what I think of as) fiberglass. Others have told me that fiberglass does not smell, unless it is dirty / wet / etc. They may be right, I do not ...
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Can I use my extra attic fiberglass on steam pipes?
I am about to insulate my steam pipes, which are currently exposed.
I have a ton of extra attic insulation left over from another project. Can I use this (and some duct tape for shaping) on my steam ...
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fixing crawlspace insulation, can/should we use r-30 batting meant for attics?
Our kitchen floors (hardwood) are freezing, and we found that crawl space insulation below those floors appear to be poorly installed.
First, the insulation appears to be installed upside down, with ...
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Fibrous, crumbling papery material falling off old mattress — what is it? Asbestos?
I’ve got a bed/mattress about 40 years old in my spare bedroom in Sweden. The bottom of the mattress is covered in this fibrous paper that has started to crumble on to the floor. It turns in to dust ...
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Should I insulate between my basement and main living floor?
I'm in my first winter in a ~140 year old home and attempting to improve efficiency / comfort.
The home has a concrete basement (originally sandstone foundation) which is conditioned space, but in ...
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Should chunks of fiberglass looking material be present in my bypass humidifier?
See the attached photo. It's only really visible on the top here, but this fiberglass looking material (duct liner?) is present on all four sides.
Should I remove this material, or otherwise work to ...
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Batts of fiberglass inside cavity return duct
My HVAC return ducts are run through the building cavities. In some places, this means a return duct is run through the joists in the basement ceiling (with a metal liner covering it).
In more than ...
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Fiberglass fills attic rafters, planning another 3" of fiberglass perpendicular to rafters, but how should I navigate my attic after installation?
I have fiberglass filling my rafters, very nearly to the top. To meet my insulation target, I plan to install another 3" layer of fiberglass perpendicular to the existing fiberglass... but this ...
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Is this fiberglass insulation?
I'm having a difficult identifying the type of insulation behind a section of drywall. The home was built in North America around the 1940s. It's undergone several rounds of renovation projects and ...
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How to temporarily join fiberglass poles?
I need to be able to repeatedly attach and disconnect two solid fiberglass poles.
The poles themselves will be the same diameter (~3/8"). The joint doesn't need to be stronger than the poles when ...
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How do the pieces of this fiberglass tub surround attach to each other?
I have a Jacuzzi-brand tub with an integrated multi-piece surround that came with our house when we bought it. Probably installed in the 90s if not earlier, but I don't really know.
This bathroom is ...
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Can you use a Swiffer dry cloth to pickup fiberglass dust?
Had to rip out some internal duct insulation in the mechanical room and I want to clean up invisible and small leftover fiberglass fibers. I also mistakenly used a shop vac initially so I'm afraid ...
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Is there a reason to choose taped fiberglass bats vs fiberglass tubes when insulating heating ducts?
I'm going to insulate the 6" round metal heating ducts in my crawlspace, and I have pretty good access. It's the SF bay area, so it doesn't get very cold. Is there a reason to choose taped ...
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How can I repair a cracked inground pool step?
The top step into my inground pool is cracked. I saw Repairing cracked fiberglass pool steps but it references "years old" technique without a useful link. If someone can point me to that ...
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How can I add more insulation to my finished attic walls without trapping moisture
I have a finished attic that has a kneewall insulated with fiberglass batts, insulation facing in. The batts fill the depth of the wall cavity completely to the end of the stud, there's no more room ...
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How to add insulation to ducts in hot uninsulated attic?
I have central air with ducts running through the hot, uninsulated attic (there is blown-in insulation between the joists to insulate the rooms below). Fortunately it's only about 25 feet of ductwork, ...
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Ceiling fiberglass getting yellow because of bad primer?
We started to prepare an old reinforced concrete ceiling of a panel building for painting. We cleaned off several layers of very old soviet wallpapers, glue, paint, putty and other stuff. Then we ...
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How to polish an old dull fiber shower+tub combo?
I have a fiberglass bathtub and shower combo in a rental that's likely more than a decade old. The finish is very dull and feels almost matte to the touch. There are no noticeable scratches or peeling ...
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New fiberglass batts near HVAC ducts
I have R19 fiberglass batts in my attic. There are large soft insulated HVAC ducts covering the batts in some places. I would like to put in new R30 on top of the R19. What is the proper way to ...
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Need to develop a tapered spacer for under a car lift on an angled concrete slab [closed]
I need to fabricate/develop an angled spacer. 13 inch wide by 10 inch long, by 3/4 inch to 1 3/8 inch thick. This spacer is needed to go under two of the posts of a hobbyist car lift in my garage.
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air gap between insulation batts and subfloor
I'm looking at the insulation in a crawl space below the first floor of my home. Joists are I-beams (12" deep, model TJI 350), 12" on center. Insulation is R19 fiberglass bats, tight-...
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Repairing fiberglass garage door panel with large hole
This large hole came with the garage when we bought the house. I would like to repair this to make it look a lot better, and at least keep prowling cats out. The backing you see in the picture behind ...
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Repairing damaged fiberglass [closed]
I know this doesn't necessarily apply to home improvement, but I figured the bit about fiberglass repair might be useful to others here. I have a paddle board that has several cracks or damaged areas ...
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Will blown-in insulation work directly on the back of 12" square ceilings tiles?
We're renovating an extremely old house that we use as a camp that had numerous issues. ( Originally built circa WW2, but has had some work done since then. We use it occasionally in the warmer months ...
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Is it OK if I can feel fiberglass cloth texture after curing?
I'm restoring a popup camper (not technically home improvement, I guess, but the question overlaps just fine) and I covered up some holes in the aluminum roof with Bondo-brand fiberglass cloth and ...
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Fiberglass appearing in home dust
Thin and very straight fibers have been appearing in household dust, primarily in the room which I occupy. I suspect these fibers to be fiberglass. These fibers shine/glint back if illuminated with a ...
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Fiberglass Ledger Board for Pergola
I am building a 20’x22’ attached Fiberglass pergola to my home. The ledger board is Fiberglas and a length of 19’. The pergola weighs approximately 700 lbs. The wind gusts can reach up to 50 mph, not ...
