We want to put up a basement ceiling. Our basement is only 8′ with the floor joist as the ceiling now. We do have some ductwork that is under the floor joists. Does anyone have ideas? — I assume the duct work cannot be buried… AT SOME POINT, it crosses the floor / ceiling joists. […]
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Putting in a larger basement window?
I have a walk out basement with two small windows near the ceiling. these windows are about 2 feet wide and maybe 1 foot tall. I’d like to take out this window and put in a more standard size, to get more light into the basement, say 2 wide (no wider than the original window […]
Ceiling for porch under deck?
Figured i would get some good ideas on how to make some sort of ceiling for a lower level porch beneath my deck which is framed with wolmanized 1×8, looks to be around 10ft. x 18ft. would like to make it water tight or close to it. — There are products specifically made for this […]
Water under piling house question
We’ve put an offer in on a house that’s built on pilings. There is maybe a 2-3 foot gap between the ground and the first floor of the house. When our house inspector was there it was the day after a heavy rain and there was standing water under the house. He says the lot […]
Boric Acid and Termites
I was reading about boric acid for termites. Any experience? Thank you for the information and I will tell her about it. — I hadn’t heard of it and I wouldn’t think it would work because the insects have to come into contact with it for it to work and termites are usually inside the […]