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Hello,I recently built a house from Nelson Homes with their "energy wall" but have discovered that the foam board they used is Halo Interra which is quality product but is…

I am insulating my vented gable roof in my workshop. What do I do with the rafter bays at the ends? They aren't vented at the ridge, but the corresponding…

Im building a house with a cmu crawl space foundation wall. Because of the slop of the land and soil the foundation for the garage changes in elevation by almost…

There is a disagreement between my builder and my inspector. I have spray foam open sale insulation on underside of roof decking. The engineer is saying this space should be…

Looking for some "expert" advise on how to insulate the ceiling.To start off I have a pitched "flat roof". I can't remember what I measured but it is like 1-2/12.…

Indoor air quality varies from room to room and hour to hour. Here's how to get more useful information from a home air-quality monitor

A bathroom exhaust fan removes moisture after a shower—but during mild, humid weather it can also pull even more moisture into your house

I have a client with a newish (6 or 7 years old) custom house that seems fairly tight / generally very well built.I did an investigation today because the owner…

I am looking to insulate my basement floor to provide a thermal break. There is 6 mil visqueen under the cement, but no insulation. I don't want to add more…

Hello. Has anyone actually built a wall like this: http://blog.lamidesign.com/p/swedish-platform-framing-info.html

I have clients who want to convert a 23x23 garage into living space heated and cooled by minisplit. The current assembly is 2x4 walls with T1-11 on the outside —…

How a fake holiday, a cheeky T-shirt, and a frustration with rotten walls grew into an annual campaign for better flashing details

Apologies in advance if this is wrong forum We have a brick, 1924 home Des Moines, Iowa (zone 5A).Hot and humid in the summer, very cold in the winter.Starting stateGutted the…

Can you have a bathroom fan ductwork exhaust outside next to a fresh air intake for the HVAC? I'm guessing ideally you wouldn't want that right next to each other,…

I’m in zone 4A with an unvented attic and a 1:12 single slope roof. I’m planning 3” polyiso above the OSB roof deck and fiberglass batts in the 2x10 16OC…

Long story short once we started digging and had to dig deeper than expected, our foundation contractor and engineer convinced us to do a crawl space instead of a slab…

Lowtility accounts for total home value, with help from updated home appraisal standards

I'm really grateful for this GBA article about different approaches to integrating windows into a home with Continuous Exterior Insulation  https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/strategies-for-combining-flanged-windows-with-exterior-insulation-field-applied-extension-jambsOne other consideration fire resistance.Having CEI insulation (eg. Rockwool) around…

Hi, I'm in the process of building a new Barn with a 2x6 frame wrapped around an antique barn frame on a new concrete foundation.I put together this wall detail illustration…

A Boston homeowner plans to add exterior insulation and new siding, but first needs the best way to waterproof the gap between a brick chimney and the wall