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Canada just released some standardized housing designs. The goal is to accelerate construction of housing by allowing homeowners and developers to minimize the cost of having to pay for design…

Hi- I am designing a garage conversion for a client.  There will be exploration on the foundation later this week, but  I am wondering whether it is best to remove…

Has anyone ever used LP Weather Logic or Zip sheathing had experience with it being exposed to the elements for three months while waiting for siding and gutters? Our roof,…

I am doing a retrofit to a 1950s cottage in zone five in Canada. I am going to be using the insofast X brackets along with a monolithic spray foam…

Hello, I will be insulating my basement walls to add some basic livable space and was wondering how I should approach it given recent code changes, best practices etc. I…

These flexible grid assets have potential to relieve pressure on an increasingly congested power grid

I am remodeling a 70's ranch with a walk out basement, for the most part the house is in good shape just dated. However, the exterior is t-111 that is…

Building a log cabin where there will be an insulated flat roof, then open gables, then a pitched, uninsulated roof with a standing seam metal roof.  Above the rafters are…

Hello, I’m in the middle of remodeling a first-floor room in my house in South Central Pennsylvania (Zone 4). The room is currently gutted to the studs, and the ceiling…

Hi, I had our driveway poured on Sep 15 (in Houston Texas) and requested my builder not to have any vehicles on it for 4 weeks to let the concrete…

Building a new home in south Arkansas. The roof I have in mind is as follows. R44 blown in mineral wool, 2x4 trusses, 5/8 plywood decking, underlayment, 3/4 EPS rigid…

I am hoping to convert my existing garage into a part-time golf simulator for the winter in upstate New York zone 6.  Currently, there was only insulation in drywall on…

Dormers complicate a vented roof, and the owner doesn’t want spray foam.

We recently gut-renovated our 100yo brick home in Cleveland, OH (Zone 6A). We modernized it with two heat pump systems covering 4 distinct zones. The upstairs zone - the original…

We have a interior bathroom that will have a long bath fan exhaust pipe (~30') to an exterior wall through the attic.  It's a small full bath with an 80…

Building a “pretty decent house” lol in BC Canada zone 6. I am wondering if there’s any red flags in my roof system.Layup from inside to outside is as follows:-exposed…

Hi!  This is the first time we've done Rockwool ourselves and we are type A(AAA) personalities so we tend to want everything perfect, which is not great when building a…

Hello. I’ve just about got every detail narrowed down on my future build including all the materials I’d like to use.For reference: Climate Zone 4A, Kentucky Flooring System: TJI are a…

I’m planning to finally finish the basement this winter. We live in zone 5. A section of basement was framed 2x4 walls with r13 between the studs with poly on…

I have been searching on the web for information on vacuum-insulated glass (VIG). I know Pilkington has been offering them for a few years, in the R-5/U-0.2 range, and I…