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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…

I'm building a two bedroom granny flat. 1120 sf with 800 sf conditioned attic.in North Texas. the heating load is about 21kbtu on the worst day.I mentioned in another group…

We're having a 40x40 garage/workshop with a bonus room above designed to attach to our cape, here in CT. I nearly had a heart attack after getting our first quote…

I’m in the process of building two 8’ wide shed dormers. The 6/12 roof area in front of the dormer face wall is 5’ deep and faces west. I'm in…

Solar pioneers describe the evolution of their house and what they've learned about efficiently using power and water.

Hello!I have a question about air/vapor but I have to explain my project a bit for context:I am trying to carve out a small office space in the attic of…

Good evening, I'm bringing my craftsman porch on piers into the envelope of the house. Joists are 2x8. I'm trying to determine if there is any downside to filling bays…

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…