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Thanks for the suggestions. I not only found heat resistant paint at HD, but I found it in brush-on. I got this to avoid the spray paint fumes inside the house. Thanks again for your help! Pete V

I have a fireplace insert I'd like to put a new surround on, but before I put the surround on I'd like to make the metal insert look a little better. The face of the insert looks like it's got a baked enamel paint (black) as a factory application, but it has some scratches that I'd like to cover...

Hello. I just had some plumbing work done underneath my home's concrete slab, where they had to break up the concrete, repair the pipes, and re-gravel and finish with concrete. I won't get into my opinion on the quality of their work, but I can say that the new concrete surface does not look...

Thanks. The box fan routine is what I'm doing now but I have 2 under 2 year olds and they are yankin on the cords. Thanks for the input I'll keep researching based on y'alls suggestions. Pete

I just did some measuring to address the ventilation question. I have 504ft2 of attic space and 576in2 of open vents to the outside (2 x 268in2), so it sounds like I have sufficient ventilation. There is also a ridge vent along the length of the apex. However, the attic has a small volume...

Good info Glenn- thanks. I was also considering a whole house fan but I wasn't sure how that would work with respect to insulation in the wintertime. If I go that route I'll have to do some research on that as well as take a look into the attic ventilation as you mentioned. Oh, and I suppose I...

Hi- new to the forum here. I'd like to install a ventilation fan in my split level home in VA- mostly to expel the hotter air from the top floor into the non-climate controlled attic during the cooler hours. I've done some research on available models and understand the flow rates (cfm) and...