Basements - Page 12 of 13

Keeping shop noise in the basement

Q: I have a wood shop in the basement of my house. My wife has yet to develop an appreciation for the sweet whine of the table saw or the winsome…
Cutting out Basic Stairs

A straight run of basement steps provides a useful lesson in calculating rise and run, and in cutting stringers.
Moisture in a walk-out basement

Q: I am planning to finish part of a new walkout basement. Our soil is very sandy, and the foundation was coated with tar and then covered with a layer of…
Selecting a Moisture-proofing System for New Basements

New products from the latest technologies offer more effective alternatives to slopping sticky tar onto new foundations.
Basement chimney sweeping

Five years ago I installed a wood-burning furnace in my basement. The furnace works well and keeps my home at 75° when it's 10° outside. The only problem is that…
Sleuthing for basement moisture

Q: I’d like to finish my basement with wainscot walls; however, the basement is somewhat wet even though the site is graded so that groundwater runs away from the house. I…
Relief for sump-pump bump

When I rerouted the sump-pump discharge line in my basement, I wanted to eliminate the noise. The original installation used wire pipe hangers nailed into the overhead joists. The noise…
Lally boxing

I recently boxed my Lally columns (to meet fireprotection codes rather than for appearance), and I used an approach similar to the tip by James Whidden. The foamed-in-place method described…
Basement-wall anchors

Sooner or later a basement wall ends up with a row of shelves on it, or buried behind layers of insulation and drywall. The nailing strips shown in the drawing…
A Slab-On-Grade Foundation for Cold Climates

Proper drainage (lots of gravel) is the key.

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