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Looking to do a remodel and wondering if there is a way to utilize my heat pumps more instead of my steam boiler, and what would be required and if…

My partners and I have purchased a 14 acre parcel in Northern KY. We have a plan awaiting final approval to build a community of 69 units. Thirty duplexes and…

Hey all.We are framing up our second floor with I-joists and LVLs. I’m hung in up how to frame the corner stairway from the top plate of the first floor…

If mechanical equipment is going in the attic, should the attic be sealed and conditioned or vented and unconditioned?

Hello –We have a 1905 house in Seattle, WA, and want to insulate the basement. Stud bays are dry & concrete passed the moisture test. I am trying to first…

Hi!I have an attached, but unconditioned garage in the greater Denver metro area (5B). The garage has a few soffit vents and a ridge vent. The garage is unfinished and…

Hi folks - I'm a newer member and this is my first time posting a question.  After reading in several places how I don't want to create a 'rot sandwich'…

Hey all, I'm back with a bit of a mad scientist question for a DIY project to preheat water in a cold but very sunny environment (High Desert 4500 feet).  I'm currently…

Hi all, I came across this product, which seems like a fantastic way to air-seal joints at the roof to wall connections in an unvented attic, especially with a small bead…

I live in south Louisiana with a recently purchased 90s home where there are several attic access areas- some small for storage & 2 just to house the hvac equipment.…

So we switched our upstairs HVAC to mini splits, now I'd like to get some ventilation in there. Climate is northeast US: hot, humid summers and cold winters, with fairly…

Your own opinions on the pros and cons of each approach, please.Consider a new house being built on a monolithic concrete slab on grade, with hydronic floor heat.1. The floor…

From the development of blowing agents to post-installation field testing, expert Henri Fennell covers spray foam topics sure to be familiar as well as new terrain

Hello everyone, this is my first post here at GBA :) I am in Chicagoland so climate zone 5a for context on the coming information. I have recently completed the…

Context:I'm in an ongoing battle with my wife over the use of air conditioning. For both comfort and health reasons, I want to keep the house below 24C and 65%…

We're having an addition put on our house.  There are no high performing house builders around here so I'm trying to educate my builder strategically in certain spots.  This one has…

How to build a small roof over your air-source heat pump unit

I'm preparing for an exterior renovation of a wood framed house in Brooklyn.  It has 2x4 studs with mineral wool batt insulation inside.  I want to add 1 inch of…

Hi community,We're in zone 5, hot dry summers, very low humidity right now, 10-20 by day, 20-30 by night.  Winters are rainy/snowy here.My main question: how soon after cement is…

Apologies if this has already been asked and answered. Searched the forum but without more detailed filtering, there's simply too many results to read through (10,000+).We're currently building a new…