Recent content by Hube

House Repair Talk

Help Support House Repair Talk:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. H

    Renovating basement, not sure if I should change insulation....

    Nick13; Hard to give proper advice without knowing what area you are in . If you are in a mean average winter area of, say zero degrees, then you may require additional insulation.Usually a thickness of 6" will give you an R19 rating. But no less than 4" thick in any case. How thick is what you...
  2. H

    Attic Crawl Space Help

    An attic area only needs insulation on the actual floor surface. On an open type of attic with 1 floor the complete floor will be insulated. On a 1-1/2 story, insulation is needed in the joist spaces above the upper level rooms ceilings Also, the Knee walls need insulation ,as do any floor...
  3. H

    insulating basement

    Chlanny; Seems to me it's a good plan. Go for it.
  4. H

    insulating basement

    Chlanny; Are you saying the FACE of the studs are going to be 6" away from the wall which would make the rear of the stud approx 2 1/2" from the concrete wall? I would hope that it 's not 6" from the REAR of the stud, because that can cut down quite a bit on the overall room size. Anyways, If...
  5. H

    Insulating exterior basement walls

    You say there is a vapor barrier on the face of the concrete wall AND also on the face of the studs.? Are you SURE it is a vapor barrier and not a MOISTURE barrier on the concrete? A moisture barrier will BREATHE, while a vapor barrier will not. If this material on the concrete truly is a...
  6. H

    Question about attic venting

    moggy . It would seem that you have adequate venting for the attic. If by chance you do get some major ice damming, then you should look at the insulation to see if it is covering all the surface of the attic floor and also it should be an R value of at least R28. A major cause of ice damming...
  7. H

    Question about attic venting

    moggy; proper attic ventilation has to have air entering at the LOWEST point (soffits) and exiting at the HIGHEST point on the foof (either by a continuous ridge vent or near the peak mushroom type vents) Also, the total sq ft area of these vents have to be aT LEASTenough to ventilate the...
  8. H

    Support Beam

    A # 1 spruce 12x8 joist (@ 16" o.c.) will support only up to a 12'-6" span for living areas of up to 40 lbs per sq ft. These existing joists you have (even tho they are a full 2x8 in size) are not strong enough to support this 16' span, and that is why they have sagged. Rather than putting in...
  9. H

    Baffled by leaky basement

    the MAIN CAUSES for water entering a basement are;* ______________________________________________ * no perimeter footing tiles (weepers) (This is most important) * improper grading that will not allow water to run AWAY from building. *lack of eavestroughing (gutter) and/or...
  10. H

    Vapor barrier back to the tub?

    I assume this is a exterior wall since you are using a vapor barrier. As InspectorD suggested, just take the vb down to the floor. The tub will be then installed against the vb without any cutting.
  11. H

    roof vents and power vent

    Not only are roof vents needed but also soffit vents are needed. Air enters into the soffits and then exits out the high vents. note; You can NEVER have too much ventilation in an attic area as long as there is sufficient(R value) insulation in the attic floor. Also, if there is adequate...
  12. H

    Dryer Vent Debacle

    You would be best to remove this stupid arrangement and install a couple of 90 elbows.Depending on the overall length of this run it may be somewhat restrictive if over 20 ft, but at least this "z" shape(air trap) will not allow any cold air from the outside to come back into the dryer/home...
  13. H

    Sizing a new gas furnace

    If I know the heat loss has been calculated correctly by using up to date heat loss/gain methods and also having the proper design temperature for the area, I like to have approx 10 % added. In your case,I suggested 36000 total output, which would be approx 10% more than your calculation. One...
Back
Top