Questions tagged [new-home]
Questions relating to moving from one home to another. The destination does not have to be NEW, just new TO YOU.
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Dead end in pipes and legionella risk
Today a plumber removed a sink from my house and sealed the two corresponding pipes at the location where they branch from the rest of the system. I expressly asked him to do this because I wanted to ...
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Dealing with incline from back door to fence
We have plans for a new house build - see my attached crude mockup where the front of the house is on the left and the backyard is the green shaded area.
The land has up to 1.8m incline from front to ...
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Why CAT 5 cable is run through electrical box with blank faceplate
The two cables seen here have very little slack.
The house was built in 1998 in Texas in case it offers any clues.
Any idea why this is here?
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Garage on the 2nd floor of a 3 story townhome on a hill-slope
I was looking at a 3-story 2000's townhome in a good community built on a hill - The top 2 stories are both open on all sides, with the bottom one under road level and closed off on one side.
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Storage for household stuff [closed]
My wife and I decided to renovate our kitchen and living room. We hired a renovation company for both the kitchen and the living room but the old furniture and other appliances such as the TV and ...
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Should I vent a porch roof and how to do it?
I am having a difficult time figuring out the venting for my open air porch roofing project. This is new construction. I have a 4/12 pitch porch roof, 8ft wide, goes around 9 corners of my 2 story ...
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Closing Letter question
I had a construction company build my new home. It went quickly smoothly and I was happy with the process.
There were just a couple of minor fixes to be done after closing (two months ago) which have ...
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Was it correct to connect all the ground wires for my new outlets?
I have a new home built this year. Made a workbench in the basement. There are no outlets in this half of the basement.
I mounted a metal outlet bar on the front of the bench, wired house wire (3 wire)...
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New house concrete slab foundation cracks - TX
I'm asking about advise\idea\help. I'm new home buyer in Austin area TX.
I bought a new home in the foundation stage. Now it's in the framing stage.
Yesterday I found that I have 3-4 cracks on the ...
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White specks on framing lumber
I'm asking about advise\idea\help.
I'm new home buyer in Austin area TX.
I bought a new home in the foundation stage. Now it's in the framing stage.
I found that some lumbers (about 4-5) on the first ...
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Soffit vent distance from facia
I am installing soffit and vents from the outside on my house which is framed and dried-in (new construction). It is a large Victorian style, white farmhouse look. 2 story, already sheeted (roof and ...
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How is wet cellulose insulation usually blown into walls?
I'm dried-in on new construction on my own house and plan to DIY the insulation as I have done many times. Not looking forward to stapling it up. I see companies offering a wall cellulose solution ...
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Is it better to do convert builder provided carpet stairs to hardwood yourself, or have the builder do it from the start (e.g. for townhome)?
Title should summarize the question. I have heard that in general it is good to have certain troublesome things done by your builder from the start, depending on factors like
lest you have to damage ...
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Preventing delivery theft at condominium building
Over the last few weeks, numerous residents have had packages stolen from our unit. Last night, I went down to the entrance to find that my package had been ripped open. They left the box, but took ...
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KNX PROS & CONS about using same device for sensor&actuator and impact on electrical design
Is there any recommendation to take into account about using devices that joins the sensor and the actuator instead of placing all the actuators in the electrical control panel? What are the pros and ...
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One of the double dimmer is still on
I have changed dimmer switch in our lounge, it’s double switch, one of them is working normally, but the other one is still on and can’t switch it off or lower the light. There is more light on this ...
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How do I move my sheave pulley vertical with the bottom door bracket?
I just recently purchased a house and the garage doors need some work (Replace wheels with silicon for less noise, etc..). While I'm at it I also want to change the stationary sheave pully so that the ...
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How can I attach security bars over EIFS stucco?
I would like to securely attach window security bars to the outside of my new house but it appears to have this fake facade. Its a row home (e.g. townhouse) in Baltimore City and the front is brick (...
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Can I get the final effect through 3d rendering when decorating my house?
I am planning to decorate my new house, it still under construction but I want to see the effect before it is really completed. Does 3d rendering service helpful to show the detail and style?
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Can I place an archway here?
I want to place archways instead of walls on the three places as shown in picture. The Wall are made of solid bricks. RCC slabs. No timber, no steel.
Do you think it is safe because I want to make ...
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Is there a typical layout to blocking installed for backing in new construction framing?
I'm having a home constructed, and my rough inspection walk-through is in a couple of weeks. In order to make hanging shelves, towel bars, etc. easier, I would like blocking installed horizontally ...
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Condo Sound Insulation, Warranty
Similar to this, but not a duplicate: How can I determine the STC (Sound Transmission Class) rating for my condo walls and ceiling?
The goal: Verify if I have a claim towards the developer who says ...
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What if i buy land? [closed]
I'm thinking into buying land so i can build a home but my thing is, the home part would probably take some time before actually starting construction. My question is what do i have to look forward to ...
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Subfloor Water Damage
My wife and I are in contract to purchase a home (not a new home). The inspection revealed a few things and the seller has agreed to fix all but one thing we requested. The one thing they are not ...
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Pendant lights without a ceiling box
I am having a house built, and I noticed there was no exposed ceiling box at the locations of my pendant lights. I was unable to get out there to visually verify things before drywall went up (that's ...
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What is the name of this? [closed]
Here is the picture of an item I do not know the name of. Please advise what is the correct name of it
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Central Vacuuming: Is it worth it, and how does it compare to normal vacuuming?
I am in the process of buying a brand new home in the US through a builder. The home will be approximately 3,000 sq ft and I was given the option of buying a central vacuuming system for the house.
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What is an efficient way of moving home? [closed]
I have been moving so many times in the past few years, usually on my own without any help. It’s exhausting and painful. I’ve probably become more efficient over time but I’m still trying to figure ...
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Just bought house with hairline diagonal crack from window
We just bought our house at the end of November here in Wisconsin. So weather is changing. Noticed this crack by the window. House is from 60s I believe. Should I be concerned? Or could this be from ...
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What are these nail strips above and below windows?
There’s a new condo being built in a nearby northern Californian city and I noticed sets of nail strips above and below each window opening, over the plywood but under the vapor wrap.
What is the ...
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What kind of wire can you use in your home? [closed]
Can you use MC cable in a house?
I am wiring can lights. Also how many lines can go to a junction box?
I have a 125A box, what kind of wire would I need to run?
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In what order should I perform these renovation tasks?
I've just bought a new house and I want to do a couple of improvements, I'm just not sure in what order should they be done. I'm kind of new to this stuff.
What I plan to do:
Painting the walls only ...
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New house concrete slab foundation cracks
I am building a new house in North Texas, it has been 17 days since the foundation was poured, I live close to the construction site, so I've been going 2-4 times a week. Today I finally was able to ...
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Design up (2 story) or out
I am not a builder. I am looking at properties with garage/shop + apartment.
The two designs pictured are equivalent. From what I have seen most properties take the build out (left) approach.
To ...
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Water has been turned off for over a year [closed]
I'm looking at a house today that has had the water shut off for 2 years. Should I be concerned about this? What kind of damages could it have caused overtime, if any?
Thank you!
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What to be done about cut I-joists? Cut is in lower flange above load bearing point
I am a first time homebuyer in the due diligence phase with this house. We identified in the crawlspace that a few of the I-joists had been cut, looks like with a reciprocating saw, for unknown ...
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When can we put furniture in a new build house? [duplicate]
After the heat goes on, when can we put kitchen and furniture in.
We've been told so many different timeframes and it's hard to find any info via a Google search.
Our kitchen guy said heat needs to ...
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Kitchen Installation new build: How long after heat goes on?
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Our kitchen suppliers have told us that the kitchen should only go in 6-8 weeks after the heat has been turned on in our new build. Their concern is how dry the house is, I assume the issue ...
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Is there a maximum allowed time for a house to be built?
I bought a house built in 2015, but after pulling the permits I find out it was started in 2008. There were stop work orders and failed virtually every inspection. It just scraped by in 2012 for ...
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New construction home, loose foundation anchor nuts
I am going around caulking behind the insulation due to drafts. Part of basement sits above ground, as house is built on slope. Many of the nuts on these foundation anchors are loose. I have been ...
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What considerations need to be taken when building a lakefront property?
I'm in the process of evaluating a lake-front lot in my city in hopes of building my next home there. The lot is on a small peninsula as seen on google maps here.
I briefly talked to a friend of mine ...
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How to set up home network w/ fiber from street & unterminated Cat5e in garage
I'm having gigabit Sonic Fiber installed soon in a newly purchased, remodeled house, and I need to figure out how best to configure my networking setup to distribute a wired (& wireless) ...
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How much wooded land should be cleared around a new home site?
I'm planning to build in a wooded lot, and want to leave as much woods as possible. What is the minimum buffer that is required or recommended to allow around the home's footprint, taking into account ...
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What the best way to do site planning on a large wooded lot?
I'm trying to layout the desired locations of buildings and fences on a new rural lot that's about 15 acres and heavily wooded. The plan is to have a section of woods cleared for the build sites (two ...
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How do mouse traps DETER mice?
My roommate is convinced that getting rid of crumbs on the counter will make the mice go away, and they won't be a problem anymore.
We did a thorough cleaning of the house and make sure every time ...
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Who is the right type of person to create construction drawings for a home I've already designed?
As the ultimate DIY project, I want to owner-build a home. I've already "designed" the house, meaning I have a 1/2" scale floor plan, roofing ridge line, and elevations for all interior and exterior ...
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Latch bolt not aligned on double doors
We bought our house new and since the house has settled a bit, the doors to our bathroom have become misaligned. Unfortunately, we're beyond our builder walk throughs so we need to fix it ourselves
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How to find what code is in my area for insulation in an unfinished basement?
I just purchased a house that was built and finished this year.
My house is backed up to a hill, and the foundation walls get shorter from the front of house (8 feet) to the back (a little over 2.5 ...
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Mystery constant, fast, and barely audible vibration in private home
I recently moved to the top floor of a three story home that is near an infrequently used express track (primarily on weekends during construction on the local line/once or so an hour). A train ...
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How do I wire my new dryer cord? [duplicate]
I have recently moved into a new home and discovered that my dryer plug does not fit into the outlet. I have a three pronged plug and need a four prong plug. how do i wire the new cord into my dryer?
