Feb 15, 2009 · we are looking at buying a house that has a stone fireplace in the living room and a place in the basement to connect a woodstove, the house is 1456 sq ft on one floor and the …

Jan 20, 2006 · Context: 78 YO house, 2 ft thick uninsulated masonry walls, full daylight basement with walkin on north side (bummer), massive concrete foundation with basement stairs, …

Feb 21, 2011 · Anyone watch Homestead Rescue Raneys ranch on Discovery channel? I was watching it last night and the fathers house had a bit of a chimney fire that got out of hand and …

Jan 19, 2019 · My house has a poor man’s interior French drain. A plastic water channel around the basement perimeter, sealed to the floor and walls, directed to a sump pump.

Jan 10, 2011 · Our house is 2934sqft, pretty open floor plan, new construction, 2.5yrs old w/good insulation and insulated ductwork, no basement, single level except for an ~1000sqft …

Improving chimney updraftWe often hear the complaint that someone has a "bad" stove or fireplace because it smokes into the house. In our experience, however, draft problems are …

Aug 22, 2008 · The house is fairly well insulated with good windows. It runs fairy stable around 60 on second floor. I run first floor at around 65. this is with temps in the teens at night and …

Nov 6, 2009 · Bought new construction colonial house 2007. It has a gas direct vent fireplace installed in a bump-out on the 1st floor in the living room. Cold air bellows in from the bottom …

Jul 31, 2011 · My house is approx 2200 sq feet of livable space with the unfinished basement adding another 500 sq feet. What size stove might I need? Do any of you have one installed in …

Feb 2, 2021 · The part of the house with the non accessible crawl space has no plumbing or wiring under the floor. So what if I just pumped those areas full of foam? My worry would be …