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Proper Techniques to Insulate your Basement Many homeowners look to their basements when they want to efficiently increase the living area of their homes. Compared to the cost of a home addition and the significant difference in the amount of building material, expanding a home through a basement renovation is cost-effective and easier on the…
Basement Window Replacement Most homes with full basements have small rectangle style basement foundation windows. If your house is older, chances are that these windows are wood, and may need replacing. This article will focus on how to replace a wood basement window. Replacing a basement window is a fairly straightforward process and can save…
BASEMENT MOISTURE STRIKES AGAIN! By Kaethe Schuster, Retrofit Market Manager, Dow Building Solutions A house with water problems does not necessarily mean it was poorly constructed as moisture can appear in well-built homes. One thing that all homes have in common is direct contact between the foundation and the earth, which can have costly consequences…
Basement Insulation And Vapor Barriers Dear Concord Carpenter, I’m refinishing my basement and am at the step where I start insulating the walls. The walls are 1/2 below ground, with field stone being the section underground and cinder block above ground. I framed 2×4 studs a few inches from the wall…
Repairing A Leaking Brick Foundation: DearConcord Carpenter, What about repairing a leaky brick foundation wall? I live in a 110+ year old farmhouse but I have 2 corners that leak water. I know that I should put some kind of mortar in the places where there are a few holes/gaps but what about the places…
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