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  • rewiring a basement - where is the cost?

    I am refinishing my basement after some water damage. I have a building permit and am building a home study room as well as the main social area. My electrical panel is quite old (the round screw in breakers) plus a switched breaker ...

    • EndeavourX
    • Feb 16th, 2019 10:28 am
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • finishing a basement - insulating walls

    Hi I'm a bit confused about which method to use for insulating my unfinished basement walls. I am finishing 2 exterior and 1 party wall (semi-detached house) Do I: 1) leave a gap to the unfinished concrete wall and 2x4 studding, use typar against the studding ...

    • EndeavourX
    • Feb 15th, 2019 8:34 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Townhouse Basement Finish - is this quote high, low, fair?

    Hi all, We live in a new build townhouse (1500 sq ft) and are looking to finish our basement. Total sq footage of our basement is about 680. I've attached an image of the layout we're looking for that includes dimensions. We were quoted at about 30k to have the work ...

    • sting004
    • Feb 12th, 2019 7:58 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Insurance claim for basement flood

    Our basement, garage and two cars flooded at 2:30 AM two days ago due to a city watermain pipe that burst in front of our house (2-3 feet of water in our basement). A company the insurance deals with came the day after and took ...

    • boneca
    • Feb 11th, 2019 6:13 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Pot light spacing for basement

    I have a 14x20 space that is 6’ tall. 4’ is ductwork, so essentially its 10x20.All of the pot light spacing advice is for minimum 8’ ceilings and says to divide by 2. This would give me potligts every 3 feet which seems bananas.Any advice?

    • mikefly
    • Feb 10th, 2019 7:03 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Does foundation wall height = basement ceiling height?

    I have a house that is in constructing right now. Just want to get a quick answer. My foundation wall height is 8.6 foot, does it mean the basement ceiling height is 8.6 foot as well, or it will be 8 foot as basement ceiling height? It's a walkout basement and not sure if I should increase ...

    • braveblade
    • Feb 6th, 2019 2:14 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Basement Framing, Drywall, insulation etc install cost

    What’s a reasonable cost to reframe, drywall insulate etc a ~350 sq foot 6’ tall basement?I’m quoted 9k, including electrical and it seems like a lot, given the cost of materials. Thoughts?

    • mikefly
    • Feb 4th, 2019 10:26 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Basement Ceiling Sound Insulation

    Hi! We're planning on finishing our basement and need help with what we should use for sound insulation in the ceilings. The house is 8 years old and has 10 inch I beam joists.Thanks!

    • cessnabmw
    • Jan 25th, 2019 7:54 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Home addition, renovation and underpinning basement

    ... things 1. Placing an above garage addition for a new master bedroom and ensuite 2. Gutting and renovating the entire home 3. Underpinning the basement and lowering the floor from 7.5ft to 9ft basement ceilings. We would like to get the process started but do not know where to even begin. We ...

    • johnto2
    • Jan 25th, 2019 3:44 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Basement wall damp from bottom (no cracks), dry from top... Blocked drainage?

    Guys, just noticed this on one side of my basement -- upper right corner of the house where on the ground level it is directly below or close to 2 downspouts -- one from my neighbors and one from mine... thing is -- the basement is damp from the ...

    • eilrach
    • Jan 21st, 2019 5:06 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Hydro Vac excavation round basement walls

    ... vac machine to excavate around their foundations? I’ve been looking at options for insulating my foundation walls (externally, due to finished basement) and one of the options that has come up is to use a hydrovac to excavate a 4” trench around the foundation and then use poured foam insulation ...

    • Andy34
    • Jan 20th, 2019 7:48 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Running HDMI from xbox in basement to TV in main floor?

    Hi, I'm trying to keep my Xbox in basement for all time playing while want to do some occasional having on a bigger TV in main floor, any one tried our have succeeded in connecting it to main floor hardwire? I want to avoid any wireless extensions. ...

    • aljudeh
    • Jan 20th, 2019 11:52 am
    • Forum: Entertainment

  • Save electricity in the winter by using Coldroom or Cold Cellar

    I recently re-did my entire coldroom ... pretty spacious! 6' Deep ... 7' Wide ... 7' Height ... With shelving done ... ample room ... even to store your seldom used cookware ... your foldable lawn chairs ... This is a perfect place to put your leftovers (instead of putting it in the fridge) ESPECIAL...

    • AV-Fishing
    • Jan 18th, 2019 6:14 pm
    • Forum: Green / Eco-Friendly

  • renter smoking in the basement unit

    HI is there a way to prove that renter is smoking in the basement? I can smell the smoke smell all over the house but renter is saying he is not smoking. He used to smoke outside all the time in the summer, since weather got cold I don't see him outside ...

    • djjungly
    • Jan 16th, 2019 1:25 pm
    • Forum: Real Estate

  • [Lowe's] Delta FL Basement subfloor underlay $40.95 REG. $66.99

    Great deal on anyone looking to pick up this underlay! Stack with 10% off $100-400 or 15% off with $400+Don't forget Ebates for 1% back also

    • MattP1
    • Jan 12th, 2019 11:22 am
    • Forum: Hot Deals

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