When you're finishing a basement, it's common to attach drywall to the bare basement wall structure using wood called furring strips. Applying these strips to the masonry or poured concrete rough wall allows you to secure the drywall in place.
Homeowners and contractors choose pour-in insulation for its ease of use. Unlike sheet and batt insulation, pour-in insulation is applied by pouring it into wall spaces through holes cut in the walls. Pour-in insulation is suitable for stand-alone insulation or for topping off and filling cracks in existing insulation.
Deer enjoy eating bark off of many trees and they also use the tree to rub their antlers. Some trees they enjoy include crabapples, willows, arborvitaes and hemlocks.
Condensation, or sweat, appears on walls and windows when water in the air, known as humidity, touches a surface that is cooler than the water temperature.
Clotheslines are simple devices that rely on wind and sunlight to get moisture out of clothing, and they dried laundry long before the invention of dryers. They still work well for people who don't have a dryer available.
An electrical subpanel installs downstream from a home's main breaker panel. A subpanel is often installed in a barn, workshop, garage or other addition to a home. Subpanels are rated in terms of how much power they can safely monitor.
Bent aluminum fins on an air conditioner coil can reduce the air conditioner's ability to absorb and exchange heat. For this reason, many home improvement stores and heating and cooling outlets sell "fin combs," small tools used to straighten bent air conditioner fins.
Plants placed along the sides of a ditch provide many benefits. They slow erosion both above and belowground with their roots and their foliage. They prevent run-off, which carries away soil and contaminants into waterways and increases pollution levels. They help stabilize slopes and direct water movement.
Concrete stain is used to color a surface so it resembles brick, stone or marble. While it is designed to last for years after the initial application, the concrete can be made white again with diligence and the proper materials.
How to make a layered flip book by folding pieces of construction paper and connecting them with glue or a stapler to make tabbed pages.