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hi, I’m planning a new home and was having trouble picturing how the house would look on the actual property from the floor plans alone. I found and try this…

The inventor of Ferrock, a cement-free building material made using waste steel dust, speaks with GBA about his promising material

Hi all Climate zone 6a 1990s house I noticed that my floor joist was notched out for an anchor bolt for the sill plate , the photo shows a bit of the…

Hey all.  im building a cabin at the moment.  The middle section is 8/12 vaulted with scissor trusses with a 24” heel.  Which sit on the inside so not out…

I’ve noticed some soft and damaged wood near the bottom of my exterior siding and want to fix it before it gets worse... How can I tell whether the damage…

How can I use the collections at **https://furniturezone.pk/\*\* to achieve a high-end interior design look in my home? 

We demoed a room inside our 1792 home. The exterior walls in our house were brick lined with sand in the joints. The brick has been removed and siding left…

  

An owner-builder considers using a rental insulation blower to dense-pack his walls, but GBA experts suggest an easier approach

Hey folks, I know this topic has been discussed before, but would like to personalize it towards my specific needs and get some insight. I have built a small, very…

Hello, I'm planning to remodel a 30'x32' post frame barn in zone 4A and will be adding solar panels to the roof on one side.  The barn will be my…

I have a post and beam barn with exterior foam only and I’m using Thermaltight as a WRB. It’s sealed to thermalbuck which rests on 4” of wood and extends…

Heating, cooling, and dehumidification strategies that protect workers and building materials during construction

Mitsubishi SVZ ducted air handler fan won't run after modifying function codes 25 & 27 A technician accessed the indoor unit function settings via the PAR-43MAAUB and modified: Function Code…

What began as a personal health investigation led to building biology and an exploration of the electrical environment inside our homes

Currently in the extremely early planning stages of building a new house on a city plot in southeastern Wisconsin. Most of the building science information I've absorbed is from Matt…

Hey all,For our cook top's vent hood duct; does that duct need to be insulated?  Also, should it be run in a conditioned space chase/channel?We have plenum trusses on our…

Hey all,Our mechanical room is in the conditioned space of the house.  I want to use 1/2" ACX plywood as the finish material in place of GWB.  Has anyone done…

Curious if anyone is using the Huber Zip System Peel and Stick Underlayment. We are using Zip panels, tape, stretch tape, liquid flash and I mentioned that we could use…

I'm renovating an 1896 multi-wythe brick house near Pittsburgh (Zone 5). The third floor is under a hipped roof with plank sheathing, shallow rafters, and built-in box gutters on lookouts…