Before you downvote me - we bought a house, where the furnace and boiler are in the basement and about 4/5 the way walled off. We want to put in a door with a high-up latch so that the small children won't go back there and mess around.
When we moved in, our inspector told us to seal up a vent someone had put in the return duct next to the furnace. Something about the prev owner trying to draw cool air into the system during the summer. There was a baffle with markings, "Summer ← Winter ↑". Inspector said that's a big no-no; could draw ambient gas from around the furnace back into the ducts.
So, we want to put a door in, and given what the inspector said, I'm assuming that we don't want the door to go all the way up to the ceiling or close off the furnace area entirely - shouldn't any fumes be able to dissipate?
Then again, I've been in homes where the furnace and boiler are in the basement and closed off in a room - but I'm not sure if there are extra ventilation needs if you do that.
Lil help, b/c we are hiring a carpenter to build the door, but they probably will not have HVAC expertise.
Thanks!
EDIT: not a normal door situation; unusual size opening, one side is wood, one side is concrete, top is a steel beam. That's why we need someone to build us a door.
More than two weeks ago, I switched ant baits from Ant-Kil from Protexal to Terro liquid. I had been using the Ant-kil for a week before switching. Since then I have seen the ants come in waves, each trough bringing hope of victory in this long battle, but they just keep coming. At peak, the counters are swarming, then they seem to fade to just a few and sometimes none, but then another wave hits. They are currently swarming the counter, still going nuts over the Terro bait.
What is the longest amount of time anyone has continually fed Terro to ants and still had them? Has anyone reached the point of thinking that Terro was just not going to work for them?
All the stories I've heard of Terro make it sound like magic, but it's not working yet for me.
I am looking to do a 20' x 12' single story home extension in Gatineau (near Ottawa, Canada). The one quote I got was for $65k with a new concrete foundation. Can a project like this be done using Helical Piles? I don't know much about them, but the little reading I have done makes me think it would be possible. Would this significantly reduce my cost?
I currently have a bit of a swamp in my backyard that I plan on taking care of with a french drain that will empty into the storm sewer on the other side of my property. While I am doing this, I also want to run buried downspout extensions from the swamp side of the house over to the storm sewer as well.
I was planning on running the downspout line through the french drain pipe so that I don't have to do two separate runs across the yard. Is there any reason that I shouldn't do this? I am in the midwest.
proposed plan: http://ift.tt/1fASlE8
