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Yeah I can see up to the ridge, has 2 layers of original old insulation with a black backing on it. Not up to todays standards but still fully intact. Attic is nicely vented. I pulled off some of the insulation on the walls and despite it being poorly insulated with basically non functional...

Was doing some more research and it seems that drywall (especially mine with popcorn finish) with multiple coats of paint on it is not very permeable to moisture. I’m thinking seal any possible air leakage between the interior walls and stud bay (outlets, baseboard area, etc) and not worry about...

I live in a 1940s cape cod so there is a small attic area on each side of the upstairs bedrooms. The upstairs is obviously poorly insulated, gets very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. What I found is that the walls between bedroom and attic appear to have been insulated from the back...

A couple weeks ago I noticed the bearings on my inducer motor were squealing so I replaced the inducer before it could fail. The old motor was a fasco 20190601, the hvac supply store crossed it to a 0171M00001S part number. The motors are a slightly different design but it was a direct fit...

Im having some roofing and siding work done to my house next week by a licensed contractor. He will be pulling permits for the work which will take about 2 days. Is it a sure thing that the inspector will actually come out and look? In NY we are required to have hard wired smoke detectors and...

Thanks, so far i have replaced the gusset drywall screws with joist hanger screws. Working on replacing the existing broken 2x4 trusses with 2x6 at 4 feet on center. Still looking onto doing the t-bar ceiling instead of drywall. How close can i install the ceiling tiles to the trusses? I assume...

I bought a house that appeared to have a garage with a vaulted ceiling with only 2 2x4 beams spanning the 24 foot distance between the walls. Upon closer inspection the garage originally had beams spaced every 4 feet that had been removed. One of the remaining beams is split. I need to repair...