General Questions- Page 11 of 1395
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Porch converted to living space, floor insulation solutions? traps?
My friend's 1930's bungalow had the front porch converted to be part of the living room at some point at least 50 years ago. I was helping out replacing the…
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Insulating an old wall with interior sheathing?
I'm renovating a late-1800s house and I want to add some insulation to the walls (carefully, without rotting anything out). Climate zone 5A, southeast Michigan. I'm starting in one room…
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Asphalt shingles already degrading on a five-year-old roof
Hi everyone,attached are some pics of my five year old asphalt shingle roof. As you can see, the asphalt shingles are already degraded pretty badly in certain areas. Those areas…
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Cathedral Ceiling and Conditioned Attic – Same Thing?
In the research for my new house, which has both a conditioned (unvented) attic and a large stretch of cathedral ceiling, I’ve been struck by the reality that these two…
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Shoving loose fitting foam board into 3/4″ air cavity
I have uninsulated CMU walls with stucco exterior, 3/4" furring + 1/2 drywall interior. The 3/4" air cavities are open to the vented attic. I plan to seal the cavities…
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Slab site prep. How’d I do?
I compacted the dirt, spread 2.5 tons of gravel, compacted the gravel in three 2-3" lifts, dug footers, and compacted the footers.I only had the jumping jack for a day,…
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Exterior rockwool furring strips meets window buck
We are currently midway an exterior insulation project that includes 2" of rockwool comfortboard 80 held in place with 3/4" plywood furring strips. the plan is to finish with hardie…
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Large cracks in 80 year old foundation
A recent deck replacement on my circa 1890 home has led to me discovering some worrisome foundation issues. Even ostensibly simple jobs on my home lead to the peeling of…
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Do Hold-down anchors count towards sill plate anchor requirements?
Hi all, I’m in seismic d2 zone, I see that the IRC requires sill plate anchor bolts <6’ OC and within 12” of plate ends. However I also have quite a…
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Best solution to insulate an unvented A-frame ceiling in a finished attic
Lacking ceiling insulation, our 1860-era home's attic/home office gets pretty unbearable most summer afternoons, so I'm looking for a reasonable solution short of installing a modern vented roof, etc. It's…