welcome from nebraska, Just wrapping up my basement project. well maybe not quite wrapping up i'll still have all the trimwork to do but i am painting now so it feels almost done. anways welcome this place has a wealth of knowledge.
Justin
check out my post "Finishing my Basement" to see pictures of me cutting my egress windows out. InspectorD is right, windows let lots of light in making the rooms much more comfortable even if the window is on the north side of the house.
Justin
Well my second daughter was born Feb 24. Since then I can't say i've gotten much done, because i've been enjoying both my girls alot and my wife went back to school. I have the first coat of mud up on the walls and ceiling now. Its amazing what a little mud will do for the look of the place...
I would just go ahead and rent a gas powered wet saw from a rental company. You can do it with the circular saw if you want but make sure you have water on it to keep the dust down. Concrete dust does nasty stuff to your lungs. Check around for prices on renting, I think when I was looking to...
Welcome Hunter.
I am running into a similar issue with my stairs, luckily for me my wall happens to be against my garage and not an outside wall, So i am just putting drywall directly onto the concrete with the glue. From what I have gathered on this forum as well as talking with local...
A beam perpendicular in the center of the joists, that is supported with posts, would reduce your joists span to 7' making your 2x10s much stronger. That is what INSPECTORD was trying to say.
What is the dimension of this floor to be supported the other way??? If it is relatively short you...
I agree with handyguys, if there is an inch and a half air gap between the concrete and the sheetrock then someone obviously put 2x2" furring strips on the wall to attach the rock to. a stud finder and regular wood screws are what you need.
Justin
i thought it was funny when i went to look that it was one of the first couple of videos for house moving. a close second for the redneck house moving would have been the one where they lifted the trailerhouse part away from the rest of the house and set it down on the curb with a crane...
Well if you are a redneck you could expect something like this for moving a house. YouTube - Redneck house movers
But your average professional will do something like this sweet time lapse of them lifting a house and adding an above ground basement
YouTube - House lift Timelapse
hope...
In the long run ICF always wins. if you use block or concrete you still have to frame out and insulate. Not to mention that if you go ahead and do your whole house out of ICf and concrete your main floor walls have no air gaps in them except for at the windows.
Just my two cents, but I am...