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- heating entire house from basement | Hearth. com Forums Home
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 basement is same sq footage and completely open was wondering if placing a woodstove in the basement wood supply
- Straw bales for exterior insulation? | Hearth. com Forums Home
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, laundry room floor, and two porches all poured along with the foundation The front of the house faces south, but the south
- Pacific energy super 43 - smoke coming into house
PE super 43 with a cat installed that i bought used Everytime i open door to load wood it is always a challenge to not get smoke into the house House is no where near air tight; ive opened doors and windows with no avail Chiminey is within spec for height off roof and away from peak Ive
- What can be done with a crawl space on an old house?
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 trapping moisture where I dont want it causing rot and mold, which I hear is a major concern Hmm, my first thought is that sounds like a lot of foam, and expensive
- Rainey’s home (homestead rescue) burns to the ground
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 they completely lost their cabin on the homestead they have been working on for most of the show for the last few years Not
- Sweeps Library - Troubleshooting Chimney Draft Problems
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 almost never caused by the fireplace or appliance The chimney is the engine of every wood-burning system: in order for the fire to burn properly, the chimney must pull combustion air through the fireplace or stove
- Chimney Pulling Away from House and Loose Detached
You can try bracing it to the house by attaching steel brackets of some sort to the chimney and structure of the house to buy you a year, maybe, but even then i wouldnt want a couple 2x4's to hold up thousands of pounds of brick and masonry Is there just that one flue in the chimney?
- Using HVAC fan to circulate heat | Hearth. com Forums Home
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 unfinished bonus room area over the garage
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