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Hello, I have a horrible drop ceiling throughout my entire house that I just bought. I don’t like it at all lol. However, I had a wall removed between my living room and dinning room and a beam had to be installed at the ceiling. It is a 8” board at the ceiling between the 2 rooms. It is also about 2” below the drop ceiling. I’d like it all flesh and I’m looking to figure out what my best options are, as I didn’t even think of this when I removed the wall. Any help would be appreciated.

We would like to put a freezer in our unfinished basement. All the reciprocals are GFCI per code. We understand that most freezers generally do not perform well with these plug points (causes breaker tripping). Is it possible under code to install a single non GFCI receptacle dedicated for the freezer.

There's a really musty, earthy smell coming from the front door hallway area of my house. I've checked everywhere for any signs of moisture downstairs and sniffed the carpets and floorboards but I can't figure out where it's coming from. Could it be from under the floor? The smell is kind of like wet wood or a musty washing machine. It's been coming and going for six months now and seems to have gotten worse with the hot weather, which makes me wonder if it's dampness. It's mostly just in that one area. Who should I call for help? I'm really at a loss about where to begin. I know the house has some damp spots because there's mould on an upstairs wall. It's become much stronger over the past few days, even lingering on a bag I left on the floor and took to work, and now the smell has stuck to that too :(