All homes and other buildings must be supported by a properly designed and constructed foundation. The foundation starts with a footing, footer or spread footing.…
Home Tips by Tom Feiza “Mr. Fix-It” Simple, routine maintenance can keep your basement dry and prevent damage that requires costly repairs. Since most basement…
Home Tips by Tom Feiza – Mr. Fix-It, Inc. It’s a great idea for every homeowner to set up an emergency plan and create a…
Most basements show some signs of leaking and cracking. Through the years, problems with water, poor soils, grading, drainage and possible settling affect the integrity…
Question: During an inspection for home sale, we were told that two block walls in the basement were 5/8” off plumb. What should we fix,…
Question: I have a crawl space under my house that’s always wet. The furnace, water heater, and sump pump are in the crawl space. I…
Question: Can I insulate the underside of my first-floor fireplace chase? I would like to put batt-insulation, and a ceiling below the fireplace. I currently use…
QUESTION: Our basement floor drain backs up. We had a plumber clean out the drain, and they found tree roots. What can we do? –JOE…
QUESTION: Does it save energy to insulate hot air ducts in the basement? I have long runs of ductwork, and work in the basement often.…
QUESTION: We have urine smell (or worse) coming up from sump pump cover. I was told that we didn’t have to get the septic tank…