Recent content by Jacobsen

Yep! Emergency fund is it. The home warranty/ service deals have around 27% of the premiums paid in go out for actual repairs. The rest of their revenue goes to advertising and profit. I'm not going to pay $160/ year to cover a washing machine. Especially if they are going to dictate what...

Air gap is good for the radiant but I don't like to see the siding not fully supported. Depends on siding manufacturer, check their installation details to be sure. The airspace should be direct with the foil. The housewrap creates break in that which dulls the effectiveness of the foil.

If I'm following right you intend to leave a 3/4 air space between the siding and sheathing. I would not do that. Siding should be flat against the substrate. Also along the bottom I recommend strip of solid lumber not foam etc. Not what I did but would in future! Also also. I would go as...

I'm on the zoning appeals board here. Generally we try to ensure property owners are able to do as they wish so long as others aren't negatively impacted. Your location may vary. Since this Isn't your backyard I would forget putting the shop here and look more to a property zoned commercial...

Any stone without fines and dust isn't going to take compaction . I would only backfill with an open graded stone like 57 if I had a drain pipe underneath and planned to daylight it or pump it. Otherwise you just have water sitting in those voids every spring. Soil backfill would have been...

Matt Risinger is a good YouTube channel! So I'm replacing garage door seal myself right now. As others said the seal along the bottom should be replaced periodically. There are common seals with a t shape and some special profiles like copay or mine is wayne Dalton. I order from north shore...