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…cor. Get creative and use a different color on each riser. Stenciling risers is another option. You can also paint the treads…
…decorative spindles, etc. If your stairs have exposed areas outside the spindles, your carpet will require specialized cutting…

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…contact between the house and the outside. Insulating the top space…
…depth reaching the tops of the joists. Add extra layers above the…
…be insulated. Walk only on joists or place walking boards across the joists to avoid compromising the insulation…

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…between the rafters and ceiling joists of your home, requiring no…
…photoelectric controls or timers on outside lights to make sure they…
…leaking into your home from the outside is your heating system's…
…adjacent to the garage and the outside. Stop cold air infiltration…

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…I-joists a year. I-joists are structural engineered building…
…traditional sawn lumber as floor joists. They are so called because…
…pressure is applied to the outside of the flanges to ensure a…
…inventory lengths, then the I-joists are cured in a hot storage…

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…the air pressure. Then, the higher outside air pressure flows in through all…
…the chimney and plumbing as well as joists in the basement. Look in these areas…
…top of the wall is above ground, outside air can be drawn in through cracks…

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…attic. A home is seriously under-insulated if the ceiling joists are visible in the attic, and it can be checked with a yardstick…
…fluctuate how high the furnace fires depending on the temperature outside. A mild, 40-degree day may call for a furnace to fire only…

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…the noise and distraction of the world outside. If you have open walls, acoustic…
…you live surrounded by noise from the outside world, including airplanes, trains…
…walls, ceilings, floors, studs, and joists. Structural members must be wrapped or…

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