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Looking to replace basement window but have a cross beam and board impeding the window. Looks like the purpose of it is to prevent joists from settling.
Looks like this may have been someone's remedy for a deteriorated / rotten mud sill (the flat wooden plate which sits atop the foundation wall, upon which the joists bear). If that is the case, it is ... read more
I have a mother-in-law that has been breeding dogs for many years and she swares by ceramic tile.
Laminate are durable but make the tapping noise from their nails when they walk on them.