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I have a house that was built in the 50's and the previous owner had blown in insulation in the attic but there is not a moisture barrier of any kind anywhere in the ceilings... Will this hurt anything? Will mold grow in the attic? Also I want to remodel my bathroom, but to take down the old...

When I bought my house the eletrical wires coming from the pole to the house were above ground, and attatched to the side of my house, then ran down to the meter. I had my electrical company come and bury the electrical lines in the ground. They told me this new line would be ready for 200...

I hope this is in the right forum, if not, I apologize...but here goes... On the front of my house, I have a cement step leading to my front door. I am planning on put a deck type step, using composite materials instead of the cement step. I am wondering If I need to remove the old cement...

I currently have a 1960's Lennox Oil Furnace. I am looking to replace it, and was going to go with Natural Gas, but found out, they were not able to get a line up to my house, so that option is out. I talked to my local plumbing/heating company, and they told me about an air source heat...

I currently have a very old oil furnace. Its a Lennox, probably installed in the mid 1950's. Still heats very well, but the problem I have is with the blower fan motor. It doesnt run fast enough and so it doesnt blow much air out of the ducts. I have tried speeding it up, but its going as...

I have Hayfield Vinyl Windows. everything on the inside is vinly including the extension jamb. I was wondering can i drill into the vinly and inside mount my blinds? I dont see how it can hurt anything since it is basically into the extension jamb part on the top.

I know there is another thread about this topic...but I had a few other problems to add to it, and didnt want to steal the spotlight away from her problems. I too have lots of mold and mildew problems in my bathroom. I dont have an exhaust fan, but am going to be puting one in. Here are my...

I am going to be replacing my old siding with fiber cement siding. I am also puting new Larson Storm doors on my house. Right now i have wood trim around them. What is a better alternative to wood? I dont want anything that I have to scrape and re-paint time and time again. I want something...

I have an older home, and my bathroom has serious moisture problems when you run the shower. I am told I will need to install a fan vent over the shower, that will duct out the roof to the outside. I am fine with that, but I am planning on remodelling my bathroom within the next year or so...

I have a question... how do i install soffit and facia on my house? I am using aluminum soffit and facia. I had to over hangs on my gabe ends of my house. I extended the overhangs on the gable ends to 12 inches. I am trying to put soffit and facia on the overhangs on the side of the...

I just purchased Hayfield Windows as my replacement. Anyone had any experience with them?

I am looking to re-side my house and I was wondering what the best type of Siding to replace it with? I am thinking cement siding, but someone told me it will swell and expand in the winter here and wont be any good. Anyone have any experience with this or can tell me what is the best to...

This might be off-topic, and if it is, I apologize. I have a house that has zero insulation in the attic. I went up there and all there is up there is newspapers. Old newspapers spread around in the attic. there is paper between the joists that keep the papers above the joists, so if I blow...