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tashler | Posted in General Discussion on March 24, 2009 04:38am

Rich,

I remember you live near my brother. Can you recommend an electrician and an HVAC guy in that area?

Also, I plan on doing his basement like Andy Engel showed in his article several years ago. Do you think the BI Dept. will permit that? I think it’s an upgrade from what they require.

Thanks.

Glenn
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    Jeff_Clarke | Mar 24, 2009 06:30am | #1

    Glenn - are you looking for good electricians and hvac guys in central NJ?  Any particular town?

    Jeff

    1. tashler | Mar 24, 2009 02:01pm | #2

      Jeff,My brother is in the Lebanon area. I know rlrefalo and enduringcharm live in that area.Glenn

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        Jeff_Clarke | Mar 24, 2009 04:28pm | #3

        Oh, OK, that's about 20 miles north of me - beyond typical sub range.

         

        Jeff

        1. tashler | Mar 24, 2009 04:44pm | #4

          Yeah, sissy prima donnas.Just kidding.Glenn

  2. rlrefalo | Mar 24, 2009 06:22pm | #5

    Glenn, I'm not familiar with the article you referenced. And I'm actually in Tewksbury township. I assume your brother is in Clinton Township.

    Tewksbury Bldg. Dept. is OK, nothing unusual here. And I havn't heard of any difficulties in Clinton in particular.

    The main concerns for basements are firestopping, smoke and CO alarms and egress.  If adding a bedroom and using a septic, there will be issues with the Hunterdon County Health Dept.

    For the trades, there are a couple I would recommend, can I email them to you?

    Rich

    1. tashler | Mar 24, 2009 06:49pm | #6

      Sure, Rich. I really appreciate it.
      [email protected]He is on Heather Hill Way, 08833. Tax records say Clinton Twsp, but mailing address is Lebanon.http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-0509c-renovating-existing-basementsIf that link worked, it's the second picture down. That is how I would like to do it. To me, it's an obvious upgrade from what they want. I just hope they think so, too.No bath so no septic issues. No bedrooms, so no egress issues. Just building, HVAC, and elec.Thanks.Glenn

      1. rlrefalo | Mar 25, 2009 03:16am | #7

        Glenn, just so you know, septic issues would be raised by changing the number of bedrooms. It isn't affected by number of bathrooms.  I'll email you soon.

        Rich

        1. tashler | Mar 25, 2009 03:24am | #8

          Thanks, Rich.I knew it was beds, was just mentioning no baths because...., well, who the heck knows why.And to be honest, I did know but had forgotten, since i have so little to do with septics.It isn't usually my work that affects septic systems.EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!GlennReread my other post. I did say baths and septics. My bad.

          Edited 3/24/2009 8:26 pm ET by Tashler

          1. rlrefalo | Mar 25, 2009 03:46am | #9

            Glenn, I forgot to mention, I like the details from building science. The only thing I would change is to use metal studs, paperless drywall, and azek base. You've got to have a  firestop between the wall and the floor above, so the foam can't be continuous at the mudsills.

            Rich

          2. tashler | Mar 25, 2009 04:02am | #10

            I like it, too. I'm doing my parents basement now like that, but I do put a strip of 5/8 rock between the wall top plate and the floor joists, extending back to the sills.I hate metal studs, although I will admit that I haven't used them all that much. They'll go in easier, but I like would better, and feel-with my limited intelligence and education- that the money is better spent on the insulation board to keep an envelope away from mold than spending it on paperless drywall.Not sure if I stated that properly. I also admit it (metal studs and paperless drywall) could be the better way, but I've not used either much if at all.Glenn

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