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For questions generally relating to habitable spaces in a home below ground level, and to foundation types that include a space of this type.
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Best way to drywall a basement
I am not sure why some would say no to wood frame, I have done this for years if the basement is dry. …
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Water from fireplace
Rain can run down the inside of the chimney, in my last house with 2 fireplaces 1 on each floor the stack was quite large and I ended up adding a rain shield 18" above the opening to reduce the amount …
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When finishing a basement should the ceiling or floor be completed first?
When adding new walls for things like bathrooms I will usually put the walls up first on the deck or slab this way if later you have a water leak and the underlayment has started to swell it is not tr …
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Will holes bored for radon mitigation cause basement flooding?
Usually a pipe is installed and then sealed, after that the pipe is taken outside, some systems have fans to power the flow outside the home with monitoring gauges to verify the system is working and …
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How do I finish the area around my furnace so it looks nice and isolates noise, but is still...
With out seeing a vent for the water heater and seeing the intake air for the furnace is taking combustion air from the room you will be required to have a fair sized air intake to the room the total …
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Which is better - epoxy or polyurethane to fix the hairline cracks on the basement wall that...
Ok here it is. My opinion neither will fix a leaking wall from the inside, once that spot is fixed a new location will start leaking. The only real way is to eliminate the water through drainage and p …
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Is it possible for a sump pump pail to be too deep?
I disagree with the answer by jwh20. I haven’t seen a sump that is too deep. On the other hand I have seen many that needed to be deeper. If you have too small of a pump that can be a problem but that …
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Found sunflower seed shells in fiberglass insulation and wired set up in basement
Ok first that is fiberglass insulation not cotton. Yes it could be a mouse or a rat. Who knows how long it has been there but if it was me I would have a trap bated with peanut butter maybe a salted s …
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How to stop moisture/condensation in basement?
Putting plastic down would help reduce the humidity, even though it has not flooded a large amount of water is coming up through the dirt. Th show you how this would help take a trash bag and put it o …
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Causes of radon in the basement of a newer home?
Concrete is Porous this is why we put vapor barriers down and foundation drains because if there is moisture it will permeate the concrete. Doesn’t that mean the foundation is not done correctly? No c …
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Return vent in unfinished basement causing first floor to become pressurized
If you add heat to the basement this will eliminate most if not all of the imbalance but I would absolutely want a damper on the supply duct for the basement so you can balance the flows or much the heat … / ac will end up in the basement. …
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Need to run Romex down along support beam into new wall below beam
You need to protect the wire when it comes out of the stud bay.
What I would do would be to drill a hole straight up in the center of the 2x4 go up and over to the joist bay.
Other options would be to …
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How do you encapsulate vinyl asbestos tiles and black mastic in a home basement?
I would fill any voids where there are missing tiles. If you want to paint the tiles that encapsulates it but the underlayment foam for the floating floor will be enough to do the same. If you do not …
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What length of Tapcon/ramset nail for base plate?
One thing to think about is; how old is the cement? A very old cement breaks up with a ramset. Tapcon screws with the washer are a very good choice if you might be moving things.
Make sure to use the …
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Galvanized cable wood staples?
Standard staples listed for NM cable like this are fine. Interior nails many times are glued sinkers not always galvanized because they are not exposed to the weather.
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