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  1. Building & Construction
    Hello, Just wanted to get some opinions/advice. Please be considerate to everyone posting/commenting. WI home, 3-season room attic is shared with the rest of the attic (unconditioned 3-season, opposite side is conditioned master bedroom). Please comment on anything you may see that could be a...
  2. Building & Construction
    Hello, Don't know anything about construction only just know what doesn't look right and was hoping for some advice. Please be considerate of everyone's opinions and comments. This is a WI home. This is at one corner of the house in the attic. You can see the soffit/eave area in the pic. I...
  3. Electrical
    Hello, all. We need to relocate an air handler to the attic, which in and of itself is no fun. There is not "permanent access" via stairs, just a large hatch, which means romex is EVERYWHERE. It's going to be extremely difficult to get the required clear space/decking for the AHU. My thought...
  4. Electrical
    This is the only picture I have since the wiring was all covered with blown insulation. Just from this picture - is that wire ran correctly? If not, why not? Thank you so much fo your time.
  5. General DIY Discussions
    Hi everyone, I wanted to optimize the free space in my attic by installing a clothes rack to store my winter clothes. I was curious if there would be any issues with attaching a rail to the rafters and hanging the clothes there? Does anyone have experience with this? I read some tutorials on...
  6. Insulation
    Hello all, I'm not 100% sure if this would go under HVAC or insulation, but I feel it applies to both. so my home is a 80x26 manufactured home and this summer has been the worst on my home cooling. AC has had to run constantly and even when it's set to 70, the house still reaches up to 82...
  7. Insulation
    Hello all, I've been making slow improvements to my very old house and the latest has been cutting attic accesses where there were none and installing insulation. In one area, I cut the access hole and discovered multiple layers between what I thought was the ceiling, and the attic space. This...
  8. Insulation
    Hello Y'all, I am going to reinsulate my attic, home built in 1985, and the insulation far outlived its lifespan. Located in South Louisiana (zone 2), so the recommended R-value is 30 to 49. I've decided to go with Fiberglass Batts The ceiling joists are 2x6 and are 24" on center I'll be...
  9. Pest Control
    I've been fighting the mice in my townhome attic for almost four months. 24 snap traps baited with peanut butter, checked and rebaited twice a week, and I've had some success – 15 dead mice since Jan 3. But I just can't seem to lick the problem once and for all. I've been up and down my...
  10. Insulation
    Hello everyone, I have a heat loss issue in my daughter's room. It's over a garage but the place that seems to be very very cold is actually her closet. It's a walk in closet but they ran the carbon monoxide 4inch pvc pipe up thru the floor from inside the garage. Pipe feels very cold to the...
  11. Insulation
    Hi all. I have a finished bonus room over my garage with a cathedral ceiling. The room gets rather hot in the summer and cold in the winter, which I know can be typical with such rooms. I have batt insulation in the knee walls and ceiling, but no air barrier. An energy audit with the utility...
  12. Electrical
    Remodeling my master bath at the far end of a rambler and adding a hot tub (240/50amp). I will be installing a 100 amp subpanel. The run with up and down will be approximately 125' through attic. What size/type of wire/cable should I use? Does the wire/cable need to be in conduit? I would...
  13. Building & Construction
    Hello, my cape is your stereotypical cape and was not properly insulated so im currently tackling this project. Im in climate zone 5A. I know there are two methods of doing this. The first would be setting the thermal boundry at the kneewall and the second is including the crawlspace in the...
  14. Insulation
    Hello, I'm looking into adding some insulation in my attic where it is definitely lacking. I believe I'm in Zone 7 (Colorado Springs, CO) which has a recommendation of R49 to R60, and there is a large section (about 25'x25') of my attic over the living room which only has about 4-6 inches of...
  15. Plumbing
    Hi everyone, I added a new floor to a split level. The new wall is now right next to my main vent stack pipe (which isn't up to code) and on the low side of the roof. I need to move the pipe further toward the center of the roof and then exit and penetrate my new roof overhang and exit above...
  16. Building & Construction
    I am looking at purchasing a home that has some soot damage on the top of the roof rafters. They are located in the old attic where a chimney reportedly used to run. I have attached the photos. Wondering if some of you can give me a ballpark on replacing the damaged rafters and making this...
  17. Insulation
    Hey all I just recently bought a 1947 cape in NJ climate zone 4. I'm unsure the best way to go about insulating the attic space. Currently it has two gable vents and a ridge vent, There is no soffit vents. The upstairs room also has knee walls and a collar attic. I'm looking for the best way to...
  18. Insulation
    Hi All - I recently bought an old house in Bay Area, CA. The previous owner held it as investment property and does not know when the attic insulation was last updated. I took some pics of the attic from my cell phone on an extended tripod. This area is roughly in the middle of the home. It...
  19. HVAC
    All - Building a new home; a basement, main floor and an upstairs. Heated and cooled sq footage is about 4,200 total. Location is near SLC, UT. There is a utility closet for a furnace/AC/water heater in the basement. Thought that would be all we needed for hardware. Got a text from my...
  20. Electrical
    What is this piece of metal called? It's in the attic of my single-story home, and it's along the outside wall the length of my house. Does it go all the way to the ground? I want to run my ethernet cable down the wall from the attic, but I assume there is no way to run it down along the...
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