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Home Maintenance & Repairs: We are finishing a room in the basement - purchased IC rated recessed lighting.

We would like to insulate the ceiling to provide some sound dampening. Do we use full 11" deep insulation on the joists spaces that don't have the lights and then a thinner batt to ...»
install on the joist spaces that DO house the recessed lights, installing the batting closest to the ceiling, essentially over the lights?

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    Commented on Sep 03, 2011
    Great., thanks for the input. We are running all new wiring, lightbulbs are 65W, so I think ...»
    we're okay in that aspect. Maybe we'll look into Z-channel for the drywall.

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**Disclaimer** In no way is my messy basement a reflection on me as a person. It's just messy!

Pictures attached, as well as a ROUGH drawing of what we'd like to do. Measurements are not exact :-) ...»

We have an unfinished portion of the basement that we would like to finish and turn into a bedroom/bonus room, along with a space for storage and a room for the boiler. The space was previously used as a batting cage, so there are massive amounts of lights in the area, and there is a drain in the floor – in the area that will be used as a bedroom, along with a baseboard radiator that is fed from the boiler. We are struggling with where to start in this whole process. The framing should be pretty straight forward, so do we begin with a plumber? – do we move the drain, or just cap it, do we need to bump the baseboard radiator out for framing, etc. or do we start with electrical? And let's be honest here folks, unless I figure this out, the job probably won't get started. The husband needs all the prodding he can get! there is a drain in the floor – in the area that will be used as a bedroom, along with a baseboard radiator that is fed from the boiler. We are struggling with where to start in this whole process. The framing should be pretty straight forward, so do we begin with a plumber? – do we move the drain, or just cap it, do we need to bump the baseboard radiator out for framing, etc. or do we start with electrical? And let's be honest here folks, unless I figure this out, the job probably won't get started. The husband needs all the prodding he can get!

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  • Roberta M
    Commented on Jun 06, 2011
    Thanks all - we're going to build a permanent step up to the window, as we're a couple of ...»
    inches shy of meeting the requirements. The existing windows measure 61"x26" so they're plenty big. The biggest thing that scares me is needing to break up the floor for the drain, etc. A professional will definitely be called for that!

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