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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 contractor screwed up my floor. What now? [8 articles]

Insulation contractor screwed up my floor. What now? I'm not exactly sure the proper terms to use, so I'll describe. House was built in 1972. The subfloor is 1-1/2" thick tongue and groove. O...Insulation contractor screwed up my floor. What now?

Venting a garage attic [10 articles]

I recently drywalled an attached two-car garage (walls and ceiling). This left the attic area unvented. I installed two 4"x12" soffitt vents on both the front and back of the garage (total of 4). ...Venting a garage attic

Noise from neighbors, solutions? [40 articles]

Nick Aron - 2010-04-19 21:06:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello All, I'm glad to see this is such an active group! Hopefully someone here can help me. I live in a 121 home residential complex. It happens that a road runs behind the row of homes in th...Noise from neighbors, solutions?

Cold climate shed posts? [12 articles]

All previous outside structures have built, three sheds one cabin, large wooden deck etc. we have dug down and used posts (stubs of telephone poles and similar. Now wondering if possible to build...Cold climate shed posts?

Spray foam [2 articles]

I sought input from the group a few weeks ago regarding spray foam insulation - to DIY or not to DIY. I was advised to go the pro route, and now I'm getting prices that seems like good advice. The...Spray foam

Ideas to cover insulation in unfinished basement [10 articles]

I would like to start using my basement more. I don't have the time or money to finish it and not sure if I would want to anyway. Half the wall is above ground so its insulated with plastic stapled...Ideas to cover insulation in unfinished basement

Where to run the wire.... [20 articles]

Installing a 10K BTU A/C (8A) for a relative. The outlet to be used is on the far end of a daisy chain of a half-dozen other outlets and two ceiling lights. It looks like I'll be running a ded...Where to run the wire....

Polyisocyanurate foam insulation for exterior foundation walls [2 articles]

How do I attach polyisocyanurate Super TUFF insulation sheets to exterior foundation walls? Also how do I finish part of insulation covered foundation that is above grade? ...Polyisocyanurate foam insulation for exterior foundation walls

storm windows? [35 articles]

rb - 2010-05-28 10:06:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Windows & Doors | ]
We have single glass windows throughout the house. Darn things are drafty in winter. I'm thinking of adding storm windows on outside. Idea being that this gives us some "dead" insulation spa...storm windows?

staple gun for Romex? [9 articles]

anyone recommend one? Got to staple some wires that are run along joists hidden under a whole mess of insulation, rather than pull it all up to use a hammer I thought I'd try one of those staple ...staple gun for Romex?

Spray in foam insulation [10 articles]

This past winter I found I had a cold wall in my home around my chimney. I want to replace the fiberglass insulation in that wall with spray in closed cell foam. I dont want to open up the sheetroc...Spray in foam insulation

It it OK to kave a pressure tank a LONG way from the pressure switch [13 articles]

I have a pressure tank in my garage which is, of course, connected to a tee with the gauge and switch located very close to it. I would like to leave the gauge & switch where they are but extend th...It it OK to kave a pressure tank a LONG way from the pressure switch

Possible termite problem (long post) [9 articles]

I started to clean up my basement and found some issues. There is a place by my foundation that I can see light through and is filled with spiderwebs. Its on my to do list to fill with some of the ...Possible termite problem (long post)

water in the air [35 articles]

OK, here's a question with some science to back me up. I have a leak in my a/c drain line. It happens to be right under the a/ c unit. Took a while to find the leak, and it turned out just to be a...water in the air

Please help with basement insulation [19 articles]

After finding out I had termites I also found mold in my basement! A section of my basement is above ground and insulated by the builder with fiberglass and the vapor barrier on the inside of the b...Please help with basement insulation
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