Home remodel what do I do first?
We purchased a house and we need to make some upgrades.
My daughters room has old windows that blow cold air into her room. They are currently covered in plastic for the winter. Well one of my first things on my list of home improvements is her windows. I also wanted to remove the old vinyl siding, put up new weather proofing foam & re-side it with concrete siding.
Is it easier to do the windows first then siding or the other way around?
Another upgrade is the basement. I want to finish it. But during the summer the pipes sweat causing moisture I understand a dehumidifier would help but how can I tell where the moisture is coming from? What do I look for. I don’t see obvious water damage on the walls?? And I don’t want to hang dry wall and in a few months notice mold!
Any advice?? THANKS!
If you are having one company do both the siding and windows, they can do both projects at the same time.
If you are doing them first, I would do windows first. If you do them first, it won’t be a big deal if you run into windows that are odd sizes and have to either size down or up. (This would cause you to either make a bigger hole for the window or cover part of the hole.)
Basements are natural moisture zones. A basement humidifier is a must! If you have a drain in the basement, the best thing is to run a hose from the humidifier to the drain so you don’t have to worry about emptying the collection bucket.
I would put the humidifier in and see if that helps the pipe sweat issue before you put drywall up.
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