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Would it be possible to design the basement to incorporate the posts into the walls, or to put a "jacket" around them to look like columns? I bought a foreclosure that at one point in time, a guy took out a load-bearing wall to open the first floor up (without addressing the structural reason...

Well, here's what I've come up with as a solution. I'm going to vent everything from the ceiling. I've done my calculations for CFM and think I can make this work out very well. I have easy access to run two vertical stacks from the main plenum. One will route up to the attic to dispense to...

Excellent points. I had considered the air flow, and was thinking of dumping the return air at the furthest point from the where it would re-enter the duct to the furnace. I don't foresee much of an issue with the septic system, as I'm having to get an all new system installed as part of the...

Thanks for the welcome. The crawlspace would be "breathing" by having the return air dumped into it and then fed back into the furnace. Essentially, it's a mighty big section of ducting there. It would not stay there. Return air would come from the rooms in the house, into the crawlspace and...

Wasn't complaining! Thanks for the welcome!

1945 house. Doing a complete gut and remodel. The 2nd floor is a converted dormer and currently has two ducts for 3 rooms. The first floor has more floor space and several more supply vents. The return vent for the 2nd floor empties directly into the space under the stairs (just a vent) and...

I'm renovating a house that is 67 years old. Not in terrible shape, but there are relatively minor issues with the plumbing, wiring, etc. Okay, a new septic system isn't relatively minor, but I'm going to contract that out. My first question pertains to ducting. I know there is a supply...

Hey, yo. I'm renovating a foreclosure and doing as much of the work myself as I can. I'm a fairly quick learner and have lots of and lots of work experience in things that have nothing to do with renovating a house. :D I have done some cosmetic work and muddled my way through a bathroom gut...