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    Ice Dams/Heat cable

    Most heated gutter tape only heats up to about 55 degrees it gets to warm will premature rot out shingles. Sounds like you should look into some attic ventilation the colder the roof the less ice dams. Also ice and water shield at least one course flatter roofs maybe two. Heated gutter I most...
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    insulating the attic of a 1955 ranch..what is this foil film?

    Just leave it. It was made to be a moisture barrier from the outside elements heat and so forth
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    Step Repair

    IF you 45 it the edges will become weak and will crumble over time.
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    Plank sub floor HELP

    You should also take some mortar and put a layer of it down over the wooden floor and put the hardibacker over it to make sure there is no air bubbles or uneven spots in the floor. Make sure you use hardibacker screws to reason being is there is a corrisive additive to hardibacker that will eat...
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    Much of house on 2-40amp breakers?

    You need to call a electrician to get this fixed. The reason comes down to a matter of saftey. If you were in your bathroom blow drying your hair or something it would take 40 amps of power to trip the circuit meaning you would be long dead. It takes roughly .66 of 1 amp to kill someone. That...
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    Pella or Provia

    Have any of you spent 18 dollars on a steak or bought the better garbage bags because they last longer or maybe more durable. That is what it comes down to here. Pella is a good wooden door there is no doubt to that at all. Here are the problems... Pella is a wood construction door so...
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