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Basement Insulation Detail

By Todd Fratzel on Basements, Insulation

Basement Wall Insulation Lately I’ve been swamped with questions about insulating basement walls properly. So I’ve written this article to share with you a Basement Insulation detail that I hope will clarify some issues. Moisture Problems Before you choose an insulation method for your basement it’s important to understand the moisture problems associated with basements.…

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How To Remove Dust Mites – Allergies

By Todd Fratzel on Maintanence, Safety

Dust Mites & Allergies Recently our oldest child was diagnosed with severe allergies including many kinds of foods and dust mites. We knew about the food allergies from a very young age but we were extremely surprised to learn about his allergy to dust mites. So we’ve been learning how to remove dust mites from…

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Refinishing A Flood Damaged Basement

By Todd Fratzel on Basements, Design

Another homeowner has emailed me with questions about insulating a finished basement. This situation is a bit different and I wanted to share it with you. The homeowner recently had their basement flooded with over 4 feet of standing water. The house is located in a flood plain but has never been flooded before. The…

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Basement Insulation – Mold Problem

By Todd Fratzel on Basements, Insulation

I recently received an email from a home owner in Pennsylvania that’s having trouble with mold in their basement insulation. They are living in a new home built in 2006. The house has a walkout basement and the building inspector forced the builder to install insulation along the basement walls. So the builder framed 2×4…

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Replacement Refrigerator Water Filters

By Todd Fratzel on Kitchens, Maintanence

Our highly intelligent refrigerator has been telling me for several months now that we need to replace the refrigerator water filter. Most of today’s refrigerators have built in water filters to clean the water for ice and cold drinks. We own a Kenmore Model #106.56703500 side-by-side refrigerator that takes Model #9030 replacement refrigerator water filters.…

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Insulating A Basement With Cellulose

By Todd Fratzel on Basements, Energy Conservation, Insulation

I’ve written several posts about how to insulate basements, How To Insulate Basement Walls and Basement Insulation. One of the best ways I know how to insulate a basement is using a combination of polystyrene foam board insulation and spray-in-place cellulose insulation. I get so many emails and questions about how to properly insulate a…

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Building A Built-In Kegerator

By Todd Fratzel on Kitchens

Built-In Kegerator A couple years ago I helped a friend design a really cool house and one of the things he wanted in the kitchen / entertaining area was a built-in kegerator so he could have fresh draft beer for parties and sports night gatherings. Building a kegerator into a kitchen design is really easy…

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How To Replace Electrolux Part No. 216744500

By Todd Fratzel on Electrical, Maintanence

The other day I wrote a post about how our freezer stopped working and started to defrost. After consulting with my father-in-law I discovered that the timer-defrost switch was bad and it was causing the frost free freezer to be stuck in defrost mode. So I went online, looked up the part number and ordered…

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