We attached the two lengths with 3long metal mending plates. We placed the seam between two stairs, about a 1/4 of the way down, so that the plates didn’t make the slide sit up on the stair edges – you want all of the slide bottom surface to sit flush on the stair edges to g...
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The attic access door is, typically, one of the largest sources of air leakage in your house. The US Department of Energy states, on its website, that a gap as small as 1/4 inch around your pull-down attic stairs can leak as much air as is supplied by a regular bedroom air duct....
To make things easier I suggest buying a pair ofbrass stair gauge clamps. The gauges clamp onto the framing square so you can repeatedly mark out the same rise and run for the stairs. Each building code has different requirements on the maximum rise and run that a stair can have. For my...
Merge rooms and you’ll be surprised by the result – for example try to make the living room, kitchen and eating space open to each other. It will allow every room to “borrow” space from the other and look larger.6. “Multi” is the right way to go. Multifunctional and multi...
There are ways to pay less for your homeowners policy, however. The Insurance Information Institute (III) recommends the following money-saving tips: Increasing your deductible from $500 to $1,000 can lower your premium by as much as 25%. Upgrading your home to make it more weather-proof,...
She stored all of the rag bags in the attic. I can still remember opening the door at the foot of the creaky wooden attic stairs where we battled our way through the cobwebs with a rolled newspaper, wielded as swords to enter safely. ...
Runways –Rodents tend to travel the same paths over and over. Oils from their fur can leave greasy marks on walls, near stairs, or around burrows. Footprints –Tiny paw prints or drag lines from a tail on dusty surfaces are another visible sign of mouse or rat activity. Sighting –You...
I have determined that my attic is under-insulated. Our town allows for a a free energy inspection of your home, they pay the inspector, to give advice as to how to make your home more efficient. The inspector told me I need more insulation in my attic. Not surprised, this house has...
The stairs you pull down to enter your attic must also be insulated. Some excellent options provide an insulated cover that can be put at the base of the top of the stairs opening. An insulation cover will protect much of the heat from entering the attic. This, of course, will also all...