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• Posted in thread: Main support beam question on 05-25-2012 at 08:42 PM
  Thanks GBR, but I'm not putting in any bedrooms. 3 is enough. :D Making a play area (to get all
  the toys and game consoles out of the dining and living rooms) and a small room where I can put
  my massa...

• Posted in thread: Main support beam question on 05-18-2012 at 10:06 AM
  Sorry for taking so long! Been dealing with a possible dead pc after a power failure. Anyway,
  AOMP, what do you mean by "rerun over the beam and between the joists"? In the pic, that is the
  support be...

• Posted in thread: Main support beam question on 05-02-2012 at 10:52 AM
  We recently got our basement waterproofed. Now, we are getting ready to make plans to build a
  couple rooms with the support beam as the dividing line between the 2 rooms. My dilemma is
  this:When we de...

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 03-13-2012 at 08:36 AM
  Is this house built out of concrete block with stocco over foam on the outside. If it is the
  holes exposed to the attic should be atleast covered with insulation.I didn't know before, but
  now I'm gues...

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 03-12-2012 at 09:04 PM
  I guess you could just remove the paper off the extra batts.Good idea. Lot of work though. Not
  looking forward to it. :( Anyway, as I was exploring more up in the side attic (since I was
  measuring the...

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 03-09-2012 at 07:47 PM
  Fitting the fan from above may have a little easier to get a close fit. No. It's an Air King
  BF90 (I think) and it is set up to be installed into a support bracket from underneath. Trying
  to get it in...

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 03-09-2012 at 10:36 AM
  Ok, got the bath fan in. Just have to hook up the duct line, cut the hole to the outside, and
  put the vent cap on. I had to overcut the hole to fit the fan in due to the type of
  installation required....

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 03-07-2012 at 08:39 AM
  Thank you so much, guys! (And pics help immensely ;) thank you ) We already bought the bath
  exhaust fan so it'll be a matter of getting a warm spell so I can tolerate working in the
  attic. Lol But, Ga...

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 03-02-2012 at 01:05 PM
  Our house doesn't have soffits...just the end board with rectangular holes with mesh over them
  (some evenly spaced and some grouped closer towards the corner of the house). I was thinking
  that we shou...

• Posted in thread: Cape cod insulation question on 02-29-2012 at 10:18 PM
  Much appreciated, nealtw! As I realize this is the cheapest place to start, the main issue is
  determining the correct venting and/or possibly TOO much venting in the attic. On windy days,
  the side att...