Basement
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Vapor Retarders for Basements and Crawlspaces
Do you need a vapor retarder on your basement wall? How about your basement floor?
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Dealing With Basement Water from the Inside
Drain and remove liquid water, limit evaporation, and reduce opportunities for condensation
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Dealing With Basement Water from the Outside
If you want to solve problems with a wet basement, you might need to excavate the exterior of your foundation
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Tips for a Dry Basement
On a new construction project, the right details will ensure that your basement stays dry
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How to Keep Your Basement Dry and Healthy
A proven method for contolling water, air movement, vapor diffusion, and heat loss in foundation slabs and walls
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Attaching Ducts to a Heat-Pump Water Heater
If you install this type of water heater in a small room, you’ll need to provide ductwork
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Do I Really Need to Heat the Basement?
A homeowner mulls a recommendation that the heating system be extended to include the basement
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A Glimmer of Hope for Connecticut Homeowners With Crumbling Foundations
U.S. Housing Secretary tours a home with a failing foundation and expresses support for federal financial assistance
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Urban Rustic: A Light Down Below
Window wells bring lots of light into the basement
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There’s No Relief in Sight for Beleaguered Connecticut Homeowners
Failing concrete foundations render some homes worthless, with the total number of affected properties still unknown