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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 237 threads in our archives.

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Insulation between garage and living space above [19 articles]

I've been working on my garage project and I'm about to the point of installing insulation on the garage ceiling. The joists between the living space above and the garage are 22" inches tall and ma...Insulation between garage and living space above

Pipes and Winter Weatherizing [12 articles]

After making an emergency run to fix a friend's broken pipes, I'm thinking what can be done so this won't cost me much more time and money. What broke were bathroom sink lines, just below t...Pipes and Winter Weatherizing

Condensation between layers of insulation? [6 articles]

Borrall Wonnell - 2010-12-16 16:02:00 [In: Construction & Design | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've got a 1.5" layer of XPS foam against a cold concrete wall with 2x4 framing inside that. I temporarily placed a couple pieces of R12 fiberglass batt in the 2x4 wall. When I removed the batts t...Condensation between layers of insulation?

drywall question [10 articles]

I have a detached garage that is kind of unique. It is a metal building sort of like a pole barn. The inside walls are 2x4 24 inches on center directly bolted to a concrete slab. Trusses are 4 feet ...drywall question

What is a pitch pan used for on a flat roof?

wildcat - 2010-12-18 10:02:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Roofing & Gutters | ]
------------------------------------- Pitch pans are usuall place around conduit running up throughthe roof. once the pitch fan is screwed doen through the insulation and i...What is a pitch pan used for on a flat roof?

T-111 siding question [11 articles]

Jim T - 2010-12-20 07:28:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I've got the typical tract house out here in Central TX. Built in the '80s with T-111 siding. The bottom on T-111 tends to rot where it contacts the bottom moisture. I bought the house 6 years ago...T-111 siding question

Wives don't understand home repair. [76 articles]

Wives don't understand home repair. W: What are you doing today? H: I need to install that last 4x5 area of insulation in the attic. Seven hours later I come home to a skeptical wife. Seven hou...Wives don't understand home repair.

Insulate Floor Duct [7 articles]

I have a heating duct that empties up into the room at the perimeter of the house where it is cantilevered 18" over the 1st floor. The duct ending is run between the two joists and is missing ins...Insulate Floor Duct

Constructing a Garage Office/Studio [9 articles]

We have a two car garage in our new home, which is about 8 months old. We = didn't get the garage insulated, which I'm kicking myself now for, but I'm = throwing around the idea of insulating the w...Constructing a Garage Office/Studio

Shower tile repair [8 articles]

I was recaulking my shower/tub, and noticed that some tiles were loose. I pulled 3 tiles off the wall, and saw that the wall board (I'm not sure which type) had some water damage. I see plenty o...Shower tile repair

Bathroom fan question [38 articles]

We just did a complete gut renovation of our bathroom and we installed a fan/light combo unit in the ceiling...The bathroom didn't have one before..The plastic duct goes up thru a foot of insulati...Bathroom fan question

Sound Insulation [15 articles]

I'm redoing our basement (or rather doing it...). While working down there, someone above flushed a toilet, and I was a bit dismayed as to the volume of splashing sounds I got coming down the main ...Sound Insulation

Home Depot: Ask 3 People, Get 3 Different Answers [71 articles]

What's a consumer to do? Their own research, obviously! I've got a few areas around the rim joist in my basement that could use some more insulation. I stopped by the contractor's desk at Home De...Home Depot: Ask 3 People, Get 3 Different Answers

draft coming from light switch plate-- located at side door (that goes outside) [6 articles]

Hi, right near my side door of my house.. THis door goes to the outside of house... I have a light switch that is getting a huge draft.. I purchased some of those insulation foam and put that bet...draft coming from light switch plate-- located at side door (that goes outside)

How would (or *Would*) you insulate this space? [7 articles]

I've spent the afternoon insulating the rim joist bays around my basement. I'm filling the bays with R-19 fiberglass insulation, but I've got a 10' section that I'm having trouble with. I'm curr...How would (or *Would*) you insulate this space?
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