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I heard there was 1" PVC boards which would be perfect, but Home Depot only had 3/4.". Composite decking has grooves in the bottom which would be good for air flow to vent the moisture out to my dehumidifier.

I have carpet, which is coming up and new going in. I just have to replace the subfloor in the small area that got wet, roughly 45 sq ft.

The dricore has vents cut into the perimeter every 4-6 ft for venting and I have an installed dehumidifier that keeps everything dry (normally). In this recent event, I turned it down and had the relative humidity down to around 35% in the room.

This is not treated wood. Composite decking is mostly plastic.

I have a basement that opens to the backyard, thus only have infrequent water issues on the front side of the basement. I have sump pumps and drainage lines to take care of the basement and it works 99% of the time. After Hurricane Florence, I lost power for 8 days and get some water intrusion...

Thanks for the info. We did not lose natural gas during the entire 8 days we were out of power during Hurricane Florence, but I see where this is a possibility. I will ask the folks that I get to do the maintenance agreement.

I have a friend who had neighbors on both sides of him that had stand by generators and both were without power following the storm due to breakdowns. I had one friend that his ran perfectly. It seems to be a quality of product thing along with proper maintenance that is the key. The bad reviews...

I used to own a equipment rental business. I sold it almost 20 years ago, so I am out of touch with companies that manufacture generators, but when I was in business, Generac was considered a low end product. I will be looking for a Kohler generator off the start. The reviews I just read online...

Not sure how to answer this one, but just want to get whatever insight I can from others that may have had one installed.

Yes, and was told by their dealer that it would not work on the new 10,000 watt generator I was going to buy to upgrade. My 5500 watt was good, but I needed bigger to get the job done I want.

Living in Wilmington, NC , I am now convinced I want to buy a stand by generator. I have a 5500 watt Honda generator that is wired into my electrical panel, but the issue after Hurricane Florence, was getting gasoline for the generator. I have natural gas connected to my home.It was a stressful...

I have had a ventless for years and we love it. We run it an hour or sometimes more at a time, but it heats up everything to the degree we do not have to run it for long periods. I have a vented log system in a fireplace down in our basement, and it does not heat to the same degree the ventless...

I am researching what to do with my crawlspace. It is very dry under my house, but I need to redo the insulation as it has been in place since the 70's and is hanging etc. I am looking at the crawlspace liners etc and all those installers close off the vents. It got me to wondering if I just...

That is what I am doing here and elsewhere. It looks like a dehumidifier may be needed, but not sure now. I do not have a moisture problem, but will do what is necessary.

I am getting quotes on having my crawl space redone using foam instead of the fiberglass that is there now. The first guy wants to spray foam over the exterior walls sealing everything from the exterior band, down to dirt. Then they would cover the ground with a moisture barrier. I was assuming...

I did my basement several years ago and followed a youtube video that originated with This Old House. I put 2" foil backed rigid foam insulation against the block wall and then, using tapcons, screwed through a 1"X4" board placed horizontal against the wall. I put one of these 1X4"s every 2...