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Q: A house we built about eight years ago here in Tennessee has ductwork running through the space behind the upstairs knee walls. The exterior side of the framing has been developing condensation, but only in extremely cold weather. There are no vents in
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Crawlspace Mold ~ Drainage vs. Drying
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A weathertight basement door; matching asbestos siding
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Q: A winter's worth of rain fell on a large hillside home we're building before we could complete the roof. Though we tarped the project, rainwater seeped through the first-floor decking and into the floor framing of a basement wine cellar. I suspect that
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Meyer Cohen, founder of Meyda Tiffany, passed away on December 31, 2000. Cohen began creating stained glass gifts for his friends and relatives as a hobby. He and his wife, Ida, established the Meyda Stained Glass Studio, which was originally operated from the basement in their home and later...
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This oversized window well adds emergency egress, light, and ventilation to basement living spaces.
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Q: My clients want to use as living space the new walkout basement of an addition I'm building for them, but they're concerned about potential moisture-related problems with the planned carpet flooring. I've proposed installing a layer of rigid EPS foam f
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Dangers of oily rags; home-inspector standards; FEMA flood insurance; efficiency exchange; OSHA compliance
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Q. Is Drywall Needed With Spray-Foam Basement Insulation? When the interior walls of an unfinished basement have been insulated with Icynene (or a similar spray-foam insulation), can the foam be left exposed, or does it have to be covered by a noncombustible material?
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Lift-and-Slide Doors ~ Crawlspace Mold