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Roof Replacement: Suggestions and what do about my roof in a roof
I'm a fairly new homeowner and the last month we had a leak in our roof. We knew coming into the home that we were going to have to replace…
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Basement Insulation (1920s brick home – zone 5/6)
Summary: We are refinishing an exterior wall (ideally with dry wall). We are replacing due to water damage (NOT from exterior water - there was an unrelated pipe burst). Since…
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Window Bucks in old structural brick
I own a 1900 structural brick building (two wythe on all sides except front is 3) in Richmond , Virginia. The brick is obviously extremely brittle as is the mortar.…
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Miratec for fascia with rain gutters?
In perhaps the final decision to be made before my siding gets installed next week I was curious what the thoughts are here regarding the use of Miratec for fascia. …
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Installing ventilation in 1850s farmhouse
I have an 1850 farmhouse I've been renovating. On the advice of Efficiency Maine, I installed spray foam along the sills and down 4 feet, and I sprayfoamed the ceilings…
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Encapsulating a Vented Crawlspace
My crawlspace encapsulation is different Hey all, Thank you so much for all the help on my addition. This one is wordy. Sorry. I am handy but not skilled. Therefore,…
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Foundation insulation choice
Hi there I'm located in southern. Ontario. I'm renovating my basement and trying to make a choice here for insulation. For 2" GPS board at r10 is $55 per sheet (ouch).…
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Deck ledger on 120 year old brick building
How should I approach this deck ledger? It will be epoxy bolted into the brick, however, how would you place a ledger against that door sill at the top of…
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Staples Go Through Floor and Terminate in Air
staple length for fastening underlayment Dear GBA friends, I'm in a pretty irritating situation. I just had marmoleum flooring installed, and it looks fairly good. (I won't get into the…
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Air sealing a building in the winter.
I have yet to put on the roof of the house I am building and we have had several snowfalls. Tomorrow is december 1. Are there any air sealing products…