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Our basement was poured two months ago and yesterday we noticed a crack starting at the interior top of the north and south sides in the finished crawl space (we…

For our "Money Pit Cottage" rebuild project, we're putting rockwool batts in the 2x4 stud bays. Then affixing SIGA Majrex as a complete interior vapor barrier.Then we'll affix 1/2: Polyiso…

My furnace / laundry room has two exterior walls partially below grade, top half of wall which is the above grade portion is old 1960 plaster, we removed plaster from…

Hey hope everyone is well. I’m adding a new upstairs bathroom for my kids. Framing, plumbing, cement back board, and moisture resistant drywall being installed on walls. In order to…

Hello everyone , my attic has poor ventilation planning to add more soffit vents  but don’t want to place any in the wrong spot . There’s a few obstacles that…

I recently discovered my upper level has excessive moisture and lite mold. I bought a dehumidifier after one year of not having one. I have one in the basement but…

I'm getting ready to retile my hearth, in part because I have to extend it out 7 more inches to meet code. I'd like to avoid cutting out the wood…

Hi, doing a reno of slab on grade home in canadian climate, hot summer, cold winter, we tore out plaster walls and spray framed everywhere on lower level except furnace…

Exterior 2x6 wall on post and beam frame has wet plywood and framing in places.  Probably many problems with initial design.From inside out: sheetrock, 2x6 cavity with 2.5" closed cell spray…

We will be insulating the walls and windows of our home soon. Our insulation is Rockwool and we are using Intello vapor barrier with their tape to tape up to…

We are on the tail end of replacing an LG all-in-one heat pump washer/dryer.  It didn't work well out of the box and doesn't dry at all anymore.  The unit…