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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group

Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.

There are 229 threads in our archives.

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How to insulate a room "inside" a basement [3 articles]

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...How to insulate a room

Insulating a flat roof [11 articles]

TomYoung - 2009-09-23 12:19:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Hi all: I'm insulating a flat roof from inside the house, using faced fiberglass batts. There's 3 or 4 places in the roof where insulated electrical wiring (14/2 w/ground) is run across the jo...Insulating a flat roof

Styrofoam insulation -- foil in or out? [10 articles]

BetaB4 - 2009-04-27 18:44:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have two exterior cinder block walls in an apartment that are being redone on the inside. The furring strips are in place and the walls will be getting sheetrocked. I have 1-inch styrofoam ins...Styrofoam insulation -- foil in or out?

matching color on pine paneling. [3 articles]

Spike - 2010-11-20 22:47:00 [In: Furniture | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have some pickwick pine paneling in my house that had varnish put on it about 40 years ago. I pulled it off the outside wall and put in insulation and new windows. I have purchased new pine pa...matching color on pine paneling.

Insulate cold room? [6 articles]

Hi All. I just moved in to a new house that has a fairly large cold room in the basement. I really don't need to have a room for cold storage so I am considering insulating the room and adding s...Insulate cold room?

Alternative to "Great Stuff" [9 articles]

Aaron Fude - 2009-05-17 15:41:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
Hi, I once saw a link to a foam solution in a can, kind of like Great Stuff but it wasn't Great Stuff. For one it had a longer nozzle. I have to apply insulation where a Great Stuff nozzle just w...Alternative to

gas fireplace electric starter [8 articles]

Christopher Glaeser - 2010-01-06 08:01:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Electrical & Wiring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
My gas fireplace is sometimes difficult to start. It appears that the automatic electric starter is arcing at the wrong place, perhaps affected by the humidity. Is it possible the starter wire h...gas fireplace electric starter

working with foam board? [17 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2010-01-05 12:40:00 [In: Bedrooms | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I'm trying to replace the old scuttle panel for access to my attic with a contraption that I am trying to make out of some 2" (thickest I could find) f...working with foam board?

Electric Oven Wiring [6 articles]

What type of insulated wire should I use to replace part of the internal wiring of a built-in electric wall oven. I assume this needs to be some type of high temp insulation. The original wire a...Electric Oven Wiring

Condensate on storm door [30 articles]

woods - 2010-10-31 04:50:00 [In: Contracting | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a steel front door that leaks a little air, so I installed a storm door to help the situation. A contractor friend told me the steel door was installed crooked. He fixed it as best he could...Condensate on storm door

reduce sound transmission between interior walls [14 articles]

mook johnson - 2009-06-05 15:33:00 [In: Bedrooms | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've googled this and all the information is aimed at soundPROOFING the walls. I'd just like to make a decent reduction in the amount of sound that passes through the walls. The usual advice is t...reduce sound transmission between interior walls

Intermittent Dehumidifier Compressor [5 articles]

My dehumidifier works sometimes, but other times the compressor doesn't seem to start up. Fan runs when it is supposed to, humid level dial seems to be working, water level switch is ok. When it...Intermittent Dehumidifier Compressor

Basement Pipe Cover? [3 articles]

I have a semi finished basement with the usual collection of 3/4" pipes and conduit running just below the ceiling. I'm assuming at some point in the future the kids and their buddies are going...Basement Pipe Cover?

Pella windows not warrrented w/EIFS [4 articles]

------------------------------------- I have new construction and have a concern with PELLA windows. In the fine print it says"PELLA products "should not" (in bold letters) be used in a barri...Pella windows not warrrented w/EIFS

Sound insulation with soft strips? [10 articles]

Sam Takoy - 2010-01-03 09:19:00 [In: Bedrooms | Energy Efficiency | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi, I have posted a sound insulation question before a received a lot of useful information. I would like to revisit it one more time. I'm trying to sound insulate a second floor bedroom fro...Sound insulation with soft strips?
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