Recent content by Milwen

If the water is truly seeping through the wall then you can add a parge coating to improve the waterproofing of the block. Also, make sure your finished grade provides positive drainage away from all foundation walls. As far as the vapor barrier discussion above goes, I know for a fact that a...

Although the center post of a truss as you described is a good place to add a concentrated load, I would definitely not do it without having the truss manufacturer check it first. With a shallow pitch most wood trusses are only designed to support 10 psf on the bottom chord which is essentially...

CAT5 is typically not recommended to be run parallel to AC lines because of interference. You may be able to get some kind of shielded CAT5 that is designed for what you are wanting to do. I would do more research before you installed anything. Check out this thread which addresses as similar...