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    Fans for Fireplace

    Hi, My fireplace has two small fans beneath the firebox that are supposed to move warm out into the room. Both fans are operational, however the fans are not moving enough air to be the least bit effective. I had considered adding a small squirrel cage below, but room is tight. What...
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    Staircase for loft bed out of 1x12?

    Hi, I am trying to save space in the office/spare bedroom by using a loft bed with a desk beneath it. I have found some plans for a loft bed, and also found one already built on Craigslist very reasonably priced. I would like to modify the end of the bed and use 1x pine for stair case...
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    Floor Insulation

    In the attached photo, I want to remove the existing floor and floor joists in the room behind the stove and replace. The two floors are not level with each other and the existing floor is a bit spongy. This floor is over a crawl space and I would like to insulate it while I am there. This is...
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    First home, killer price and a lifetime to complete it

    I am in the military and two years I went on deployment leaving my wife and newborn son in the large city of San Diego with family on the other side of America. She hit the net and searched for homes in the very small NY town I grew up in and where my folks and family still reside. Like most...
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    Pouring concrete against a stone foundation

    Hello experts, I have a very old home (1860) that has a stone foundation with dirt floor. I am having a problem with a wet basement and would like to build a form around the inside and pour a wall. Once I get walls poured I would like to pour a floor that has a drain in it so I can route...
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    Moving oil furnace from basement to mech room

    Good Afternoon everyone- I am hoping to find some advice and thoughts on moving my oil furnace from the basement to a mechanical room located on the back of the house. The house in question was built in about 1860...nope not a typo, and has a hand dug basement with dirt floor and...
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