I bought a fixer upper 3 months ago and have noticed that the dry wall has started cracking throughout the house in places I hadn't noticed beforeThe cracks are anywhere from hair line to a centimeter and are mostly forming where dry wall was painted to wood (ie baseboards)The floors also seem to have settled a little bitThe house was built in 1915It was by no means perfect when I bought it - but I am starting to get concernedThe cracks started appearing after I got insulation put in the attic and under the foundationCould this be a result of the warm air not being about to go through the ceiling and floors anymore? Should I be concerned and start making structural repairs? I believe the repairs to the foundation would cost more than the house would be able to bring back to the market - are their any less expensive alternatives? I know someone prior to myself has put some make-shift posts in the crawl space for extra protection would additional help or is this an insulation thing?
this is not an insulation thing.Mostly this is a settling issue.Newer homes crack also,cold and heat cause contraction and expansion issues.If your home was built in 1915,it was built a lot better than homes are now.as a rule of thumb,vertical cracks are drywall installation issues and horizontal cracks are structual problems
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Paper muffin cups are usually placed inside of the cups made into the panIf this is the kind of pan you have, then you really don't need the paper cupsJust grease the cups in the pan wellIf not, and you are thinking of aluminum cans, it might work, but I don't know what would happen to any painted surfaces on themYou might be better off using glass baking dishesLike ramekinsWell oiled heavy brown paper could also be placed into the cups of the metal muffin pan, but it's a lot of work.
Yes aluminum can be put into ovens, it's microwaves you can't do that :) And as for muffin cupsPAM! Pam or any other kind of cooking spray is VERY useful to have around the house - not only for cookingIt's great for cooking with muffins and no cups because it is very low is calories and does not add any flavor (well, most dont) I use it all the time for my mini-muffins (the smaller kind that are a pain to use cups with) they pop out of the pan perfectly You can also use pam on a creaky doNon-stick cooking spray:) BTW, grease or Crisco, anything like that helps as well, get a piece of wax paper, dip in the crisco (or grease) and glob a light coating over the muffin holesGood luck
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