 "Those who settle for second best,
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PROBLEM |
Too much ducting with low headroom in main area of basement, very wide under-beam duct hump right at bottom of stairs, leaky return air and second floor rooms with little or no airflow.
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SOLUTION |
This space required an almost complete rebuild of the ductwork to relocate both supply and
return air ducting to the furnace side of the I-beam resulting in a shorter and more efficient path for the
air.
Pictures 2 & 4 are taken from opposite ends and also show how we tucked the south end of the
ducting tighter against the foundation wall. On all duct procedures, the entire system is checked from
end to end, both supply and return, to make sure everything is properly connected and air-tight.
A night
and day difference, both functionally and appearance wise, when the space gets finished !
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PROBLEM |
Column too close to pool table, basement 95% finished, contractor who does beautiful work
still on site !
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SOLUTION |
Praise contractor and supply coffee, donuts.
Seriously though, the contractor (Rolf) had just
finished the drywall bulkhead above the column and around the beam the day before but was very
accommodating to both the homeowner and myself.
In a most timely manner, he took it all apart, let us do
our thing and then built it all up again. When we (especially he) was done, it was as if the column was
never there.
He even managed to match the grain in a piece of flooring to fit the spot where the column
was . . . amazing !
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PROBLEM |
Pole in way of pool table. 6" I-beam above. |
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SOLUTION |
This appeared to be a challenge at first as there was not a particularly long span involved
but the beam was only a 6" tall I-beam rather than the somewhat more common 8". Considerable
reinforcement was in order, especially without the loss of any additional headroom.
Due to the basement
floor plan dimensions, this pool table would not have fit, regardless of which way it was turned.
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PROBLEM |
Pole in way of main traffic area at bottom of stairs. Awkward or impossible to bring large
furniture into basement. Homeowner skeptical of avoidance by tipsy friends and guests.
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SOLUTION |
Believe it or not, the I-beam above was about 5' too short and didn't quite make it to the
foundation wall on the left side ! The builder simply put a pole under the end of it and framed the
remaining distance with a 3 pc. 2 X 8 header. Structurally OK but functionally awkward.
Fortunately, after
a few calls, we were able to locate a piece of the same beam section, spliced it on as an extension
and re-installed the pole, tightly anchored against the foundation wall and hidden inside the finished wall.
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