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I am in the stage of building a lake house that I need to decide on a system style. I have a 2 story with walkout basement. 2x6 walls, zip system r19 walls and r38 ceiling insulation. Main floor is basically wide open with a small closet and pantry in the middle Of the back wall that I can...

I am selling our lake house and one item that came up in the inspection was "loose connection insulators on main service entrance needs repairs along with separation of service wire connections for safety." I have attached the picture from the report. I have already called the power company as...

So the vacant land behind us that is currently zones for single family homes is now in the process of being rezoned to 48 Two-Family homes. We had a similar issue at our last house, it was zoned two family and was supposed to be rezoned single family, but once the single family lots sold they...

I have my permit application in for my electrical runs, and want to run by a couple questions as the desk person doesnt know much and the inspectors are hit and miss. When I did my basement at the last house one guy told me to read the code when I asked a specific question, the other one gave me...

Who has solar panels and what does your insurance company say about them? We are looking at adding a rather large system 11.92 kw. I mentioned it to our insurance broker and progressive came back with they will not cover any damage (to the system or liability wise) from wind and hail. If you...

What is the best way to remove the 1-2" stumps that are left when you clear out overgrown brush and saplings? Some of them are in clusters of 5-6 and I am not sure that a rented brush hog would knock them down and dont want to bust it trying. I cleared a good 1,000 sq foot patch in my backyard...

Alright guys I am building a 2 story 3100 sq foot house and I the builders HVAC company screwed up and I want to see what some other guys thoughts are. The specs per our contract call for 2 systems 92% for both heat and AC. However when I got there the other day after the duct work was ran I...

I know there was a few threads in the past but I cannot find what I remember seeing via the search. I am looking for outdoor cameras that are true HD quality, that I can look at live but also have it record, sound is a big plus this time around as well. What is everyone using? They can be wired...

So after building our current home (4 years ago) and realizing I really want a shop and land we are now ready to start on build 2.0. Good news is that we are going to make some money off our current home even after the sales commissions are paid. Now on to the new build. 1.4 acre lot...

Do I really need a 14' tall ceiling for a 2 post lift or will 12' surface? I am planning on building a new garage on some property that we are buying and I am going back and forth with a builder on specs and costs. Currently I have an F-150 as the biggest car that would be needed to be lifted.