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QUESTIONS:  How much will this radiant barrier setup help, and should I stop air movement in the air gap by putting plywood between the metal panels and the battens?DETAILS:1980 house…

I don't know if this changes for GBA Prime members, but the search on this web site does not find the comments I've posted when searching by my "tag".   Is…

Looking for input... TIA  - We are building a ~2,300 sq/ft new home we will be building in Zone 6A northern west Michigan. Home will have 10' ceilings, 20" floor…

Hello, I wanted to gather some opinions on using local rough sawn lumber to stick frame a planned 16x24 Adirondack Cabin style house for eventual full time living. I'm seeing…

Building a 16x20 addition on piers 4 ft off ground in No NH.Hope to get the most use (3+ season), will not heat except with space heaters.Many large windows and…

I'm working on a really lovely mid-century modern house in Madison Wisconsin. The Main floor of the building has walls that go up to the ceiling/roof structure, which is I…

Building cavities aren’t ducts—and the energy code has said so for years. So why do we still see them in new homes?

I need to run a 6" ERV intake pipe up the inside of a bedroom closet wall and then out to the exterior (wall construction is drywall, Intello Plus vapor…

Hey I am currently building a new house which is 5400sq ft(7500sqft including basement).What size HRV do i need the HVAC guy installed Fantech Hero 120 which I think is…

We've recently had closed-cell spray foam installed on the open crawl space floor and open-cell to encapsulate our attic. Our house is a 2B/2B, just over 1000sqft, located in south…

Frozen pipes aren’t a cold-weather problem. They’re a bad-building problem — and there are smarter fixes than dripping faucets.

I’m currently installing intello on my interior walls and was looking for some details on installing it around the windows. I ended up coming across this blog post:https://bldgtypblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/?m=1I haven’t seen…

Hi all, I have a 1.5 story detached garage with bottom chord attic  trusses for the second / half story. The siding is the sheathing , it's lp 
smartside panels…

In November 2025 I installed a Pioneer mini-split heat pump in our bedroom (model WYT25, single zone, 12,000 Btu) and it does not work properly in heating mode. Pioneer tech…

Lessons from wildfire survivors on creating homes and landscapes that reduce risks

I've gotten myself all turned around and I'm hoping y'all can help me out. Really want to make sure to get this detail right and not have it be something…

I stumbled across the OX-IS structural insulated sheathing recently and am struggling to understand why there isn't more buzz about this product (maybe limited availability?) https://www.oxengineeredproducts.com/product/ox-is/It seems superior to ZIP…

GBA connects with industry and health experts to discuss the state of induction ranges

We're adding an addition to our home (Chicago, climate zone 5), and one corner of the first floor has a 6'x6' covered porch, with basement underneath it and primary bedroom…

I am building an ICF house in upstate New York. Originally I was going to just air seal the ceiling using drywall And then add a layer of vapor barrier…