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    Running humidifier without heating the air

    I live in a two story home and there's a furnace in the crawl space for the first floor and a furnace in the attic for the second floor. The second floor attic has a built in humidifier that is working properly. My house is pretty well insulated and the upstairs furnace doesn't kick in very...
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    Insulating my detached two car concrete block garage

    I live in Chicago. I'm starting with a detached two-car concrete block garage with wooden trusses and a flat roof. There is a roof deck on top with a pergola where friends gather to hang out. The outside of the garage is stucco. After long or heavy rain some parts of my concrete walls, usually...
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    Choosing all weather porcelain and mortar

    I've decided to go with porcelain in my garage. The garage is unheated and exposed to all elements and temperatures from below freezing to over 100 degrees. Please do not try to talk me out of porcelain.. The porcelain should be strong enough for basic shop duties and slip resistant when wet. I...
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    Starting from scratch

    Hey folks. I was hoping you could help me out with this hypothetical scenario: You have a small, uninsulated, detached two car garage. 18' wide x 26' long x 7.5' high. You live in the midwest. It can be 90 degrees one day and 20 degrees the next. Your cars get wet. Fortunately, there is a...
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