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I've got a lake house that was built a few years ago. The primary bedroom is on the first floor with two bedrooms and a bath above it. I asked for but I suspect, did not get sound insulation installed between the two floors. The second floor is hardwood - and that isn't being ripped up to add...

I have a railing that was installed by the landscape company doing our back yard - so I had no input or idea what system they were using - I did ask a few questions but... The balusters are connected to the railing with these pieces that go into each end and the railing is slid onto it. They...

For me - the answer is no - it will greatly shorten the life of the furnace/a-coil. In any house I have owned that had zones, I have always 'made the switch' at one time. All tstats go to HEAT in the fall and they all go back to COOL in the spring. Lets say I have a very cold basement and a...

OK- the story is vapor barrier goes against the heated area. So, kraft paper is up against the first floor sub-floor. I am now finishing off and heating/AC (most of the time) the basement - turning that 1st floor insulation into an inner wall insulation. Should I remove it all - pull the...

Several months ago I put in an under the counter RO system - it came with a saddle-style connection to connect to the sink's drain line. It also came with a 'if you are installing this in the state of MA, you must call a licensed plumber as saddle connections are not allowed' Well, I grew up in...

We had a house rebuilt last year. New water and electrical lines to the well head. Over the winter we started to see water seeping into the basement around those pipes. Just yesterday we determined that the high water table in the area was causing water to come up the well sleeve (not sure...