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A well-planned mud room can actually help you enjoy the rest of your home more. If you have designated places in your mud room for everything from bills to boots, then that clutter won t overflow into your living spaces.

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…other second-generation composite material. Your substructure may still be pressure-treated wood and the rafters and ceiling joists will be wood, but all your trim boards like the eaves, soffits and fascia can be synthetic, says Tatsch. It eliminates…

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…above is free of electrical wires, ductwork or other obstructions. Use a stud finder or hammer to locate an area between ceiling joists. Using either a screwdriver or drill with a 3/8th-inch bit, make a hole to mark the center of the skylight's opening…

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…natural sunlight from the rooftop and send it down a highly reflective tube. Some models even fit between the rafters and ceiling joists of your home, requiring no structural modification, making it an easy DIY project. Install a tankless water heater…

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…homeowners to determine if they need insulation is to simply look in their attic. A home is seriously under-insulated if the ceiling joists are visible in the attic, and it can be checked with a yardstick, according to Tia Robinson, a spokesperson for The Home…

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…the savings in fuel costs could make the purchase feasible.) Furnaces that operate horizontally can be suspended from ceiling joists if the joists are strong enough to hold the weight. Installing a draft-down furnace in the attic may be an option if…

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…equipment can be anchored directly to the structural framing above. For top-floor bathrooms, however, roof truss chords or ceiling joists may need structural reinforcement. If ceiling-mounted equipment will be installed, ceiling lights and fans should be…

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