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Thanks for the info. I will probably rip everything out and install the foam boards with the studs in front. Metal or wood studs? What R-value for the insulation should I get or what thickness? Do the foam boards have to go all the way up to the floor joists even though it's above grade? And...

Thanks for replying, Hube, I live on Long Island. Right now there is Owens Corning R-11 fiberglass insulation, 3.5". The wood studs were put up about 1 or 2 inches away from the wall. I did say there was no moisture down there but I did notice a white powder in one corner of the basement when I...

I'm going to renovate my basement, currently there is paneling on the walls, with wood studs and fiberglass insulation. It's pretty old and according to the previous homeowner and inspector, there is no moisture down there which is good. I haven't started taking down the paneling yet, but should...

I had someone try and unfortunately I wasn't there when he did it. He told me he mixed spackle and plaster but after a day or 2 it was cracking all over the place and after 3 or 4 days it was still wet, I could stick my finger into it, in some places over an inch deep. I guess this guy had no...

It's a small wall that makes a short hallway connecting to the kitchen. The opening is about 4'x3' about 40" off the ground that opens up the living room to the hallway and unfortunately you can see part of the bathroom door. Since it is a load bearing wall, the previous owner said he put the...

I have 2 spigots with garden hoses, one in front and one in back of my house. The one in the back works fine, has good water pressure, but the one in the front has weak pressure. I tried the same sprinkler on both hoses and with the front one, the water only goes 6 or 8 feet high. It is...

I just purchased a house and a 6 or 7 foot long wall in my living room has about a 4' x 3' opening in it. Unfortunately, as soon as you walk into the house this opening is straight ahead and you can see the bathroom door which looks a little weird. I originally wanted to take the whole wall down...

I have a 75,000 BTU gas furnace which heats the lower floor of my 1400 sq.ft. house through forced hot air ducts. The upstairs has electric heat which I'm getting rid of. I wanted to run ductwork upstairs but I was told it would be too difficult because of the plaster walls. A friend told me to...

Thinking of taking down a small wall which protrudes from the middle of one wall and ends in the middle of the room. There is a hot air register in the floor right where that wall ends so if I take down that wall, the register would then be in the middle of the room. I do have wood floors, just...

Thinking of taking down a small wall which protrudes from the middle of one wall and ends in the middle of the room. There is a hot air register in the floor right where that wall ends so if I take down that wall, the register would then be in the middle of the room. I do have wood floors, just...