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We have an unfinished basement. The top part of the wall is isolated from the ground by some sort of cardboard. This is not cardboard used for shipping boxes (which is corrugated), but is pretty much the same cardboard as found in hardcover books (at least older), but just pretty thick (3.5mm)...

I am looking to move a couple of pipes in my DIY project to install drywall in our basement laundry in townhouse home. When drywall will be being installed, there are a number of pipes on the way of expected drywall surface, that seat firm and I think I will have to just cut the drywall to...

I am looking to review insulation in the laundry/basement floor void/crawling space in my DIY project to install drywall in our basement laundry in townhouse home. The outer line on the diagram below is the whole basement and green rectangle is the laundry. The laundry is not finished and the...

This is a DIY project and I am planning to install drywall in our basement laundry. The primary reason is to make it warmer. It is not terribly cold in cold days, but quite uncomfortable when doing laundry. Since this is a townhouse, one wall is adjacent to a neighbor, the front wall is under...

Hi, there. This is a DIY project and I am planning to install drywall in our basement laundry. There are a few issues I will be discussing in different forums, and one of them is a couple of studs "skewed" at the top end, about a foot+ Such that, when a sheetrock is installed, it will not by...

Hi, I am Serge from Maryland. We are living in a 25 year old townhouse for more than 10 years now. My education and job is not related to building or repairs, but I am somewhat handy and completed a number of relatively small repair and enhancement projects. Sometimes you need an advice and I...