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Home Maintenance & Repairs: Dust in upstairs bedroom.
Our upstairs master bedroom is usually dusty compared to other rooms in our home. Any suggestions why this situation occurs? Our ductwok is in the attic above this room and two other
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CommentedThanks for the lead(s). Duct leaks were my first suspicion but I wanted confirmation. ...»
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Plumbing: Noisy plumbing.
Recently, our upstairs bathroom sink hot water faucet/plumbing makes repeated rapid noises when turned on. Not everytime. First thought it was water hammering, but it is not a loud
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CommentedRecently I had turned water valves off and then turned them back on slightly. After this ...»
Outdoor Living: Need suggestions for the height of a centerpiece for a round brick patio fountain.
Fountain has 6 ft diameter with sides 20 inches in height.
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CommentedThanks for all for the suggestions/comments.
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Cleaning & Organization: Any suggestions why our home is unusually dusty?
Our 2 story home has more dust than 'normal'. Any suggestion as to why that may be? Could it be from the central AC/Heating system? If so how can I determine the cause and how best to fix the problem? Thanks.
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CommentedThank you for the suggestions but this doesn't answer my question because I failed to mention ...»
Flooring: Pine flooring? Yay or nay
Anybody out there ever use 1 x 8 or 1 x 10 simple pine boards for flooring? Thinking it could be less expensive than hardwood and there's a plan to possibly sand, prime, paint anyway. Thoughts?
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CommentedWe laid 1x6 tongued and grooved pine for 3/4 of our downstairs flooring. Wife loves ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: I am interested in the value/effectiveness of using a foil barrier in my attic to supplement existing insulation.
Any suggestions/testimonials appreciated.
Hey, Hometalkers!
Which one of these tools would you most likely use during your next project in 2012? Tell us here and we will select five random responses who will receive a free tool bag! And I mean,
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CommentedPrefer the Rockwell 10" Table Saw. It is easily portable and versatile in the multitude of ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: Would like to install exhaust fan in first floor half bath.
Not reasonable to exit through roof since bedroom is above. Soffit/exterior wall is aprox 5 feet away. Note others have discouraged venting througn soffit. What are my venting
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CommentedSorry for any confusion. This is a half bath...not tub, no shower. It is 5 ft from potential ...»
While the focus is on keeping the heat out, it really should be about keeping the heat in. And that is done by air sealing. The result is much better performance with the insulation and much lower energy bills as well as increased comfort in the home.
Insulation traps air which keeps heat from moving through it. However fiberglass insulation in a poorly or incorrectly vented attic has the heat drawn out of it every time the air blows in the attic. This happens both by poorly designed vent systems that do not use baffles at the soffit areas, and by air leakage through stack effect coming up and out of the house.
You can check easily if your home has energy loss through stack effect. Simply go into the attic and pull up insulation around and over the walls located below. If you see dirty insulation that is the air movement with the insulation trapping the dust like a filter. All the radiant barriers in the world will not keep the heat loss in this area from happening.
Correct these issues and if need be add more insulation in the attic and you can forget about using these shiny metal barriers. Which once they get dirty loose their effectiveness. Have you ever seen how dusty the attic gets?