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  1. Building & Construction
    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone can help me understand whether this wall is loadbearing. The size of the header leads me to believe it is. What's throwing me off, though, is the fact that it runs perpendicular to another wall with the same size/style header. I was under the impression that load...
  2. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Hello I am not sure if this is the correct place to post this. If not please direct me to the appropriate area. Thanks I found water is leaking into the basement from the Exterior wall close to the driveway. See attached pics. I went to Home depot and asked for some kind of sealant until I do...
  3. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Hey all! I moved into a new home in June that sat empty for a couple of years and had some very shoddy flipping done at some point. I have turned my attention to cleaning up the basement and am wondering if I should fill this old drain? Image link here: It does not appear to be for a sump pump...
  4. General DIY Discussions
    With more frequent flooding and storms I believe I need to protect my sump pump system better. Right now I just have a 1/3 hp sump pump in the basement that I installed about a year ago with no backup pump and we currently don't have a generator. I'm worried that this pump could fail on its...
  5. Flooring
    Hello! Looking to get some advice on insulating my basement. House was built in the mid 60s and located in the Midwest. We have had no moisture or water problems in the 3+ years we have been there. Wiener seems to have glued what I would guess would be vinyl tile directly to the concrete...
  6. Building & Construction
    I'm finishing my basement and wondering what the purpose of this hole is? There's a horizontal two-inch capped PVC pipe that ends inside it.
  7. General DIY Discussions
    Hello, I currently am in a house that was constructed almost 100 years ago, but around 20 years ago they added an extension with a basement area. The basement has a dirt floor around (30'x10'). I've seen people till the dirt and incorporate concrete to harden it. I've been debating on how to...
  8. Electrical
    Hi, I am finishing my basement. I need to add lights, switches and outlets. The basement is already wired so that when you turn the switch on, all the lights come on. I want to split the lights up so they are on separate switches. Is this possible? I had an electrician look at it and he was...
  9. Plumbing
    this is the basement of my 100 year old house (can you tell?!) long story short, somehow my sewer backed up about a year ago, filling the slop sink and overflowing onto the floor. i had the drain cleared and thought all was well but a lingering sewage smell remained. i figured that some of...
  10. Plumbing
    I have a walkout basement door that leads to concrete steps. However, every time it rains I am getting water to pool up under the basement door step. When I check outside, the drain is not clogged and the stairs are relatively dry. I'm having a hard time diagnosing the source of the problem. A...
  11. Windows and Doors
    Hello all, Looking to replicate this setup for a space in my basement. Can someone please explain the framing and installation process for interior sliding french doors w/ sidelites? Would this require framing a 2x6 wall? There isn't much info out there. I would be opting for 4 30x80" 15 lite...
  12. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Hello! Finishing a section of my basement. In order to conserve space in this area, I'm going to parge the concrete wall on the inside of the house that is up against the earth. This is Atlanta GA so there is little chances of deep freezes. There has been no sign of any water leaking or...
  13. Flooring
    I have recently discovered mold under my visqueen/underlayment in a 1500sqft finished walk-out basement with Dryloked concrete floors in the Carolinas. The mold is peppered throughout the rooms under the underlayment, so all of the flooring (engineered hardwood) and underlayment will need to be...
  14. General DIY Discussions
    I have a basement that is part of a poured concrete foundation done in the 1950s. It is not level and looks like it was poured in patches some of which are very rough. Curious about what options and materials are out there that could be use to smooth and level it? I know it will be a big job...
  15. General DIY Discussions
    I found this weird substance on my basement floor by the wall. Whatever it is, it wipes up very easily with a paper towel and leaves no stain behind. It doesn’t have any kind of smell that I can detect and it feels kind of greasy/oily. There’s nothing that has obviously dripped down from the...
  16. Building & Construction
    Hello all, I am beginning to frame out my basement with partition walls and was hoping for some advice. For the section depicted, I have a 21 foot span across with doors leading into the bathroom and closet - 9 foot ceilings. My floors are pretty even, so I am planning on building slightly...
  17. Building & Construction
    made a thread awhile ago and was given some decent advice but a bit much for my skills. anything wrong with just replacing this with a right-sized PVC composite sheet OR an aluminum sheet?
  18. General DIY Discussions
    I am in the process of finishing my basement but I am keeping the ceiling joists exposed. I am making a furnace room / storage space but since the ceiling will be exposed, will I still need to use a louvered door / bifold door or can I get away will a regular door? Drywall up to the joists but...
  19. Insulation
    I'm in Maine and my basement is cold in the winter. It is not conditioned and may or may not have exterior rigid foam on the foundation walls. Everyone says don't insulate a basement ceiling if your foundation walls are insulated. I get that. However, what if you put batts in the ceiling...
  20. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    I just got done gutting an old storeroom in my basement that I intend to turn into a large walk in closet. As I got down to the studs, I’ve found a large (1-2in are varying parts of the wall) gap between the foundation wall and slab. I’ve dug down almost 6 inches and there doesn’t appear to be...
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