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July 3, 2002

I am hoping to claims some attic space for an office by removing the cellulose from the floor and insulating the space between the rafters. In Vermont, condensation and water…

July 3, 2002

My 160 year old house (upstate NY) has a stone foundation (duh), half basement and half crawl space. A previous owner covered the entire exterior perimeter of the foundation with…

July 3, 2002

I have heard that both have advantages and disadvantages. Please help with any advice. Also, I have a Heatmaker boiler and will be adding the second floor heating system to…

July 3, 2002

I'm in the market to install a solar powered roof vent/fan and would like to know if anyone has experience with this equipment.  They are very common on sailboats but…

July 2, 2002

I am building a garage and was told by the utility that my area was slated to have the service (now on poles) moved underground (Hooray!).  They said that I…

July 1, 2002

I could use the advice of an electrician.  I've been monitoring the voltage in my (recently purchased) house for the last few weeks.  It's been hovering around 123-124V on either…

July 1, 2002

I recently posted the message about the use of powered attic ventillation - Thanks. Now I have another problem to solve. Two of my bedrooms in my new house (framed,…

June 30, 2002

I first noticed that there must be something wrong with my A/C when the temp in the house got over 82. When someone (who will remain nameless) was weed wacking…

June 29, 2002

We recently purchased a summer cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains in the Running springs area. We are going to do a bit of interior and exterior renovation to make it…

June 28, 2002

I remodelled a home into a duplex and live in half, rent half.  The electric water heater (shared by both units) is going out and I've noticed in the past…