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  1. J

    Installing vapor barrier from the backside of the wall

    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...
  2. J

    Rollout switch tripping after replacing inducer motor

    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...
  3. J

    What can the building inspector bust me on?

    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...
  4. J

    Framing a garage ceiling

    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...
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