- where to run oil line in basement (floor, furnace, tank) - House . . .
Underground lines are illegal, so the options are (1) to run the line up from the tank, along the ceiling, and to the furnace-disadvantage is that it may be hard on the oil pump; (2) run the line along the floor to the furnace-disadvantage is that the line needs to be covered with a cement bump where it crosses walkways, in two places in our
- Is the furnace in Home Alone based on a real furnace model?
In Home Alone, a minor plot point involves Kevin overcoming his phobia of a fearsome-looking furnace in the basement of McCallister family home: The furnace resembles an old-style coal-fired gravity furnace in that it has a front grate and cluster of ducts coming out the top The movie furnace doesn’t seem to contain coal, but rather has something resembling a radiator and piping inside OK
- What is the deal with this basement-dweller meme?
A basement with a separate entrance, and possibly even cooking facilities, allows an offspring, whether adult or minor, the ability to live a somewhat independent life without having to deal with paying bills and other adult responsibilities
- In Nellys Hot In Herre - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
I have heard it as “fold” in the basement, but I think it’s a HOLE in the basement If so, I think it’s a Silence of the Lambs reference, but “Buffalo Bill” wouldn’t fit into the “lyrical rappery” On the other hand, if it is fold, it might be a folding bed…she IS taking off her clothes, right? BTW: “Lyrical rappery” is
- Builders: Is It Cheaper To Build a Wall From Blocks, Or Pour Cement . . .
If you build a wall from blocks, you need to transport the blocks, mortar, and employ a skilled worker (a mason) to set the blocks In contrast, for a pored wall, you set up the forms, pourthe concrete, then remove the forms Which is cheaper to do? It seems to me, that a poured wall would be easier cheaper to construct-which is?
- Why arent squatters considered to be trespassing?
A recent article detailed a house sold near Washington D C that came with a squatter in the basement Indeed, the seller was clear that there was a squatter in the basement and it would be up to the buyer to deal with that The seller is apparently a frail, older man whose family said they did not have the money to deal with evicting a squatter Apparently the squatter was a cleaning lady who
- What is the penalty for having an illegal basement? (apartment, lease . . .
If someone dies in the basement due to carbon monoxide poisoning (likely in a cellar unit) or fire, or any other reason related to the house, you will be charged with manslaughter If there is a fire or anything else that happens to the building regardless of the cause, you will not have any insurance
- Somethings crapping in the basement window - Straight Dope
I opened up the dryer because I had left some sheets drying in there a few days earlier This is when I got a face full of the stench I took the sheets out, smelled them and decided that they would definitely need to be washed again I call my husband down and we begin to investigate The dryer vents to a basement window The window is below
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