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Any thoughts/experience insulating basement walls with 2x4s with a 1 inch gap off the wall and then 2 inches of closed cell spray foam? I was interested in the Insofast…

I have been looking into French drain design, specifically the hydraulic capacity of different pipes and exact stone volume estimations. It seems like a lot of standard estimates calculate stone…

I have been researching gutter sizing for a project and noticed that most basic sizing charts are just lookup tables that suggest fitting a 5-inch gutter for any roof under…

Does anyone know what the typical exhaust air temperature of a 65 gallon Rheem hybrid water heater should be? Our seems to have developed an issue recently where it runs…

I'm putting a new roof on my garage and adding a vented ride cap during the process.  Is there any reason to block off my existing gable vents?  I have…

The house we moved into last year had a dual zone AC only system with ceiling mounted registers. For heat and domestic hot water there’s an old oil fired furnace…

Sorry for an obvious sounding question, but I've only worked with FG batts and can't find an authoritative answer for this when it comes to Rockwool ComfortBatts.I'm planning a new…

Hello all, Has anyone had experience with exterior above ground insulation on block foundation walls, specifically in regards to products like Genstone or Nextstone? They are in the range of r3.5-4…

We bought this house last year. We noticed a lot of granule loss from the roof and I've been doing research about that. It is mostly on the South side.…

Hello,I recently built a house from Nelson Homes with their "energy wall" but have discovered that the foam board they used is Halo Interra which is quality product but is…

I am insulating my vented gable roof in my workshop. What do I do with the rafter bays at the ends? They aren't vented at the ridge, but the corresponding…

Im building a house with a cmu crawl space foundation wall. Because of the slop of the land and soil the foundation for the garage changes in elevation by almost…

There is a disagreement between my builder and my inspector. I have spray foam open sale insulation on underside of roof decking. The engineer is saying this space should be…

Looking for some "expert" advise on how to insulate the ceiling.To start off I have a pitched "flat roof". I can't remember what I measured but it is like 1-2/12.…

Indoor air quality varies from room to room and hour to hour. Here's how to get more useful information from a home air-quality monitor

A bathroom exhaust fan removes moisture after a shower—but during mild, humid weather it can also pull even more moisture into your house

I have a client with a newish (6 or 7 years old) custom house that seems fairly tight / generally very well built.I did an investigation today because the owner…

I am looking to insulate my basement floor to provide a thermal break. There is 6 mil visqueen under the cement, but no insulation. I don't want to add more…

Hello. Has anyone actually built a wall like this: http://blog.lamidesign.com/p/swedish-platform-framing-info.html

I have clients who want to convert a 23x23 garage into living space heated and cooled by minisplit. The current assembly is 2x4 walls with T1-11 on the outside —…