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Posted by Harry Palmer on May 19, 2007, 9:07 am
> > > Hi all
> > > we have a brick Victorian in Chicago and we have a big attic that we
want
> > > to convert into a living space. I'd like to ask for ANY help advice or
> > > warnings that you folks could offer me.
> > > A description of the area
> > > the floor plan is 60 feet long by 25 feet wide.
> > > it is enclosed by a double brick wall which on one LENGTH varies
between 5
> > > feet high down to 2 feet and on the other side is a consistent 3 feet
high
> > > the apex of the PITCHED roof is about 12' - 14' and the pitch seems go
up
> > 1
> > > foot for every foot.
> > > the roof has exposed rafters which extend down to the brick wall.
> > > the floor is some kind of wood but it's too dirty to figure out what
it is
> > > and it has gaps between the planking.
> > > Our intention
> > > we want to clean all the brick, seal it and paint it white to brighten
up
> > > the area, we have enough exposed brick elsewhere. Any advise on this
> > process
> > > including tools, cleaning approaches etc, would be great.
> > > we want to clean the wooden planks that are on the underside of the
roof,
> > > it's looks pretty good but is dirty, again any cleaning advice for the
> > > UNDERSIDE of a roof would be great.
> > > thanks in advance for any help
> > > Harry Palmer
> > Sorry I forgot the soffit problem.
> > The top of the knee wall has a gap that you can see the outside from
> > between the slate and the brick. We want to seal this gap, could we just
put
> > insulation matting in there? Thanks in advance
> Those gaps are there for ventilation. Do not seal them or you will have
> all kinds of problems.
I want to turn it into a living area what can we do to ventilate and ensure
there are no drafts? Thanks for your help.
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> we have a brick Victorian in Chicago and we have a big attic that we want
> to convert into a living space. I'd like to ask for ANY help advice or
> warnings that you folks could offer me.
> A description of the area
> the floor plan is 60 feet long by 25 feet wide.
> it is enclosed by a double brick wall which on one LENGTH varies between 5
> feet high down to 2 feet and on the other side is a consistent 3 feet high
> the apex of the PITCHED roof is about 12' - 14' and the pitch seems go up