From roof to foundation, this free in-depth mini-book, including drawings, explains house framing, building materials, and much more. The “bones” of a house—how it is constructed and the materials are used to build it—determine how much integrity the structure will have in the years to come. Whether you are building from scratch, remodeling, or buying, it’s important to understand the basics of how a house is built.
No matter if your basement is finished or you use it as just a storage room, it is important for the structural integrity of your home to combat a wet basement problem as soon as you discover it. Solutions to tackling a wet basement are plenty.
In construction, underpinning is the process of strengthening and stabilizing the foundation of an existing building or other structure, or most commonly done for the purpose of Basement Lowering thereby creating additional height.
Creating Basement space under existing structures also requires Under-pinning after excavation.
Basement walls suffer from leaks too often. If you are a homeowner and haven’t had to deal with a leaking basement, consider yourself lucky. Even in the best-built homes, cracks in foundation and basement walls will eventually form. Cracks are formed from moisture in the soil outside basement walls.
New windows can breathe fresh life into an older home, and they are one of the deciding factors in the longevity of any structure. Replacement windows are designed to slip within existing window jambs (the framed opening of a window) after the old sashes (the frame that holds the glass pane or panes of a window) have been removed. This is the simplest way to upgrade your windows, and you won’t have to add new trim or flashing because they were installed with the old window.
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