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A sloped sill, sill pan, and back dam give water that gets past the window a controlled path back to the exterior.

Photo of basement slab proposed by my designer, below. Where should the poly go under the slab, above or below the insulation? Zone 7A-Floor: 4", 32Mpa concrete + hydronically heated…

I've been away from selecting HVAC equipment for a few years. Is the NEEP list still the go-to place to compare equipment?If not, what else is out there?

We have a 100 year old garage with three sides being double wythe masonry and the fourth framed with a door and two windows. There are two additional small windows,…

We drew this house four times before we dug. Then we built the part you only get to build once.

I'm designing a home in northeast Wisconsin, IECC climate zone 6.  I'm considering a 12:12 sloped parallel truss for roof trusses to allow dense packed cellulose and provide a cathedral…

All units in Celsius.  Here are my Midea heatpump units (indoor and outdoor), Extreme Heat series: 1x MO6HX-H60B-2A Midea 5 ton multi outdoor1x MSEHU-H24B-2A indoor air handler, 24K1x MSEHU-H12B-2A indoor air handler,…

hi allClimate zone 6a house build in 1990sI have a few spots between the mudsill and concrete foundation that range approximately 1/4 in difference , i plan on using high…

Hi All,We’re renovating a 1980’s home in NY and wanted to retain as much heat as possible in the winter months since fuel is so expensive and I wanted to…

Later today I'm headed to look at a house I'm considering buying. It was built in 1977, and it's a timber frame with a vaulted ceiling - ie, no attic.…

Hi all Climate zone 6aCurious if I should fill the cores in these cinder blocks before installing foam board or just install foam board directly over and if so what's…

What is the best way to separate the conditioned space in the house from the vented conditioned attic. This attic will have  R60 blown in Cellulose insulation.Is 6mil poly under…

We had an acrylic shower removed in a house we recently bought due to a suspected leak. The shower was in a ground floor bathroom on a slab foundation. Sure…

Hey Green Building HiveMind! I have a 1950s fairly well insulated 1750 st ft home in Tacoma, WA (zone 4c) for 2-3 people that has a nearly 20 year old…

Preparing a home for future electrification raises a difficult question: How do you size a circuit for equipment that doesn’t exist yet?

I just finished framing my monoply-style house and am looking for guidance on the roofing.On the roof, there is a base layer of 5/8 zip (which I already installed). Then, I…

Hi everyone, I am trying to insulate a rectangular log cabin in the French alps at 1200 meters altitude next to a snow canon! I am having trouble working out…

Adding circuit-level monitoring to a heat-pump subpanel required a separate enclosure, an additional breaker, and a lot more work than expected

Hi all, I’m about to begin framing interior partition walls and have begun researching pocket door frame/hardware kits.  Our plan includes several (four!) single-slab pocket doors due to space constraints.I…

Hello, I live in Grad Rapids Michigan. I have walkthrough rafters and I’m getting mixed opinions on whether I can install drywall over OSB in the unfinished garage attic with…