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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 192 threads in our archives.

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foam vs. fiber insulation [26 articles]

Hello all, Looking for opinions on crawl space insulation. This is for an old rent house on block and pad foundation. I am considering either R13 or 1 1/2" rigid foam (vapor barrier on one side a...foam vs. fiber insulation

New construction questions [21 articles]

Two questions for a house I was looking at with my sister (new construction): 1) poured basement foundation walls have eyebolt style brackets that are sticking out of the walls all over the place...New construction questions

Fixing Crack in Poured Concrete Foundation [16 articles]

I have a crack in my poured concrete foundation that I want to fix. I searched the net but many of the suggestions were for an interior repair. The basement is finished at that point and I don't ...Fixing Crack in Poured Concrete Foundation

bricks or stucco [6 articles]

leza wang - 2011-05-25 04:16:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi, my house front wall is made from faux brick (not real bricks). They are falling off now and I have to fix them. Today a guy who does brick work told me that there is a problem that the depth is ...bricks or stucco

New linoleum over old linoleum? [12 articles]

BCDrums - 2011-06-01 14:43:00 [In: Flooring | Foundations & Excavation | Porches & Sunrooms | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a three-season porch, not insulated, not over a foundation, but watertight with windows all around. It currently has linoleum (or vinyl sheet flooring, if that's what it's called today) on t...New linoleum over old linoleum?

Window well below grade - how extend? [8 articles]

phelps - 2011-06-02 07:45:00 [In: Contracting | Foundations & Excavation | Windows & Doors | ]
My window wells ended up slightly below grade after doing some work to improve drainage around the foundation. I would like to extend them by perhaps 6 to 10 inches to finish the job, but I'm st...Window well below grade - how extend?

I would like to apologize to the world for being from the American territories. [22 articles]

America (or, to deflate the American ego, "the United States part of America") has destroyed everything it has touched, and turned it into a stuffed toy, a product jingle, a late-night "risky" sho...I would like to apologize to the world for being from the American territories.

I will KILL AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TERRORISTS George Bush Jr, Dick Cheney et al

FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer - 2011-08-02 01:05:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | ]
I will KILL George Bush Jr, Dick Cheney and FBI director Robert Mueller III, NSA director Keith Alexander, CIA director David Patraeus, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and National Intelligence d...I will KILL AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TERRORISTS George Bush Jr, Dick Cheney et al

Siding sitting on ground - help! [15 articles]

I recently bought a somewhat older home. The exterior of the house is aluminum siding and brick. On 2 sides of the house, the siding is touching the dirt, which I know is a no-no. I've already pulle...Siding sitting on ground - help!

Siding sitting on ground - help! [3 articles]

I recently bought a somewhat older home. The exterior of the house is aluminum siding and brick. On 2 sides of the house, the siding is touching the dirt, which I know is a no-no. I've already pulle...Siding sitting on ground - help!

Why use a level when building something? [41 articles]

I dont understand the point in using a level when someone is building something. That level may show that the floor, wall, or roof is completely level right now, but in an hour or day from now, it ...Why use a level when building something?

Inside corner wall crack repair [5 articles]

Mercellus Bohren - 2011-06-24 20:28:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We had some foundation repairs done recently and our house foundation is so= lid for the time being. A long crack formed down the corner of an inside wall when the foundation s= hifted. It's cl...Inside corner wall crack repair

Rough estimate on overall cost of 100 sq ft shed versus having one delivered [17 articles]

I've never built a structure in my life - but - I am considering building a small shed in the back yard. Both my friends who have sheds told me it's not worth building your own shed; just have ...Rough estimate on overall cost of 100 sq ft shed versus having one delivered

Replacement for house wrap... [7 articles]

Joe - 2011-07-06 13:27:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | ]
A development nearby has several new houses that look like they have been coated (sprayed?) with foundation waterproofing. Something new to me; anyone here had experience with it it? Looks to be re...Replacement for house wrap...

Two Mobile Home Questions (from Non-Mobile Home Owner) [3 articles]

1) If a home is on a foundation, is there a way to access floor-based forced-heating/cooling? I'm amazed by the feces, cigarette butts, mold, dust, cooking grease, pet hair I find when I visit these...Two Mobile Home Questions (from Non-Mobile Home Owner)
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