Category: She’s a Brick House

  • Painting Exposed Beams

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    The one task that made the largest aesthetic improvement in the basement was painting the ceiling. Our basement room started as a cave with 4’ meringue ceiling sludge hanging painted in high gloss white. The utility side of the basement was exposed beams with a ton of huge old ducting slug across and to a…

  • WTF is a sump pump?

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    So there is a hole often found in basements that mysteriously gathers water from the foundation and an electric pump sits in the hole with a floater kinda like a toilet tank, and activates when the water gets so high. The pump shoots the water through a pipe outside of your home. Usually away from…

  • Steps to Prep for Basement Waterproof

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    1. Get stuff out of the way 2. Remove sheetrock and put in accessible space out of the way 3. Remove studs and trash them  Level the floor 4. Patch holes and cracks with vinyl cement Also patch holes in other foundation behind washer / dryer 5. Vacuum and Remove all debris Tape up walls…

  • She’s a Brick House

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    I started house hunting in 2014. At this point in my life I had a stable job, a strong relationship and we were ready to buy a house for the first time. Some benefits of buying a house that I was shooting for were a lower monthly payment, investing in our future and customizing our…