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
On the squirrel removal, best to call a trapper or get a trap.
That area agains the home can be covered with some heavy guage counter flashing and sealed up prior to that with some fast setting mort ... read more