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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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How to insulate a room "inside" a basement [3 articles]
Jess - 2010-04-08 08:32:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
2 story house with crawlspace located in Portland, Oregon.
Crawlspace is a "conditioned" crawlspace.
Since the crawlspace is "conditioned", this means that there are no
vents to the outside, th...
From OP To Mr Benick [2 articles]
Robert11 - 2009-04-24 13:03:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Kitchens | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Hello,
Thanks for help and info. Appreciate it.
House is outside of Boston
Only renovation was new siding (wood horiz. clapboards) put on directly over
the existing T1-11 siding year-before...not enough clearance for a hammer drill [3 articles]
robertanke1 - 2009-04-26 21:50:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
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I'm doing an earthquake retrofit on my basement and seem to have run out
of options for securing the sill plate to the foundation in about half my
marked...How to ground electric outlets over a slab? [60 articles]
Jonathan Sachs - 2009-05-15 07:48:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Foundations & Excavation | ]
I used to own a house that was built on a stemwall foundation. I
grounded the electric outlets by drilling a hole up through the bottom
plate under each outlet box, pushing ground wires up through t...help with siding repair plan [22 articles]
2009-05-10 11:29:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My house has plywood siding. It's that reverse board and batten look
stuff in 4x8 sheets. One of the problems it has is that on an
addition it was run all the way down to the ground. Unsurprising...Building a short retaining wall [7 articles]
2009-05-13 15:39:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | Landscaping & Gardening | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a semi-circular area inside of my semi-circular driveway, it
has a tree in the middle. The perimeter of this area is about 40
feet. Currently I have pressure treated 4x4 used as a border ar...ELECTRICIANS: Is this safe/NEC/legal? [21 articles]
Johnny_A_58 - 2009-05-20 23:21:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hi all, My Daughter just bought a house that was a mobile home, double wide, that was
put on a foundation. Outside there is a service entrance panel with a 200A main breaker.
That feeds into the ba...Identify the Concrete Coating? [5 articles]
2009-05-22 18:12:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Foundations & Excavation | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Did some minor surgery on the foundation and now I have to do the
"cosmetics". The concrete is coated in something that looks to be 2
thin layers - the first I guess to be a skim of mortar, but the...rigid foam board in Portland, Or [4 articles]
I need to buy some foam board (say 1"x4'x8') that is fire rated (flame spread 25) that I can attach to an interior crawlspace foundation wall and leave exposed. Where can I buy some in Portland O...How to dry flooded laminate floor? [24 articles]
james - 2009-05-31 00:38:00 [In: Flooring | Foundations & Excavation | ]
Our office with laminate flooring was slightly flooded by an out of order
sprinkler outside the building.
We have mopped off the water on the floor. However, there is still water
underneath the...advice needed regarding type of basement/crawlspace to have done with my cottage renovation [14 articles]
caledongrl - 2009-06-11 12:58:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi all,
I am looking for some advice on the type of crawl space I should have
when I renovate my cottage. I am demolishing about 1200 sq. ft (the
living room and kitchen area of the cottage) Curre...holes in foundation repair suggestion? [5 articles]
Sebastin Maxtor - 2009-06-11 13:26:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I have two holes in my foundation presumably from improper gutter placement
and the water drain/laid right around these areas of the foundation. Once
this has been rectified, how should I go abou...Ways to remove Ants [35 articles]
Luckyme - 2009-07-05 00:45:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Pest Control | ]
I have found an ant nest next to the house foundation. Will ant traps or
chemicals work better, or do I have to dig deep to remove the whole nest (
which I prefer not to do) ? I appreciate any g...foundation repair advice? [15 articles]
Bill Skype - 2009-06-17 18:53:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Foundations & Excavation | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
A part of my foundation has been in need of repair for quite some time. I
now have the opportunity to do this, but after looking at it today, I'm not
sure I can handle the task. I really want to...foundation repair advice continued [3 articles]
Bill Skype - 2009-06-18 11:36:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Foundations & Excavation | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Ok, after posting my problem here and elsewhere, the problem with the
foundation seems to be soil erosion from underneath of it. Many have
suggested either packing dirt into the void or concrete,...