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I'm in the process of planning a 24' by 36' detached garage in Montgomery County, Maryland (Climate Zone 4A).  The garage will be used as my retirement hobby (Woodworking) space. …

Is there anyway to add an outlet to a finished exterior wall with batt insulation and cut around the insulation so that it conforms to the edges of the box?…

We're building a home in SE Wisconsin and I want to set up part of the basement to be a spacious mechanical room for ground source heat pumps, ERV, dehumidifier,…

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A proper window installation turns an opening in the wall into a working part of the wall system. It needs to connect fully to the air barrier, thermal barrier, and…

I’m going for as airtight of a drywall assembly as I can reasonably get. About the only thing that isn’t going to be sealed up is the cable entrances into…

Hello, I had a question regarding the window detail connection to the window framing. And I was wondering if the picture below is correct, and if it is not, what…

Hi all, My home is a 1950s split level in the New Jersey, IECC zone 4A (though only a few miles from the border of zone 5A). The siding is original…

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I'm remodeling and had a wall built with 2x6 studs. Had spray-on insulation added, nominally at 4" but it's uneven. I already have some spare sheet insulation (polyiso with aluminum…

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I am in zone 5 in the Boston area of Massachusetts. I want to build some of the ranch house as slab on grade, especially the garage slab. I have…

Hi,I’m working on a studio project — an ADU in Climate Zone 6, in Portland, Maine. The concept is to separate three distinct areas or “modules” using changes in ceiling…

Good evening folks! I'm in a bit of a pinch, as I'm supposed to start siding my new build this weekend. I have all the 1x3 furring for my rainscreen…

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 have…

- Zone 5 (Northern Illinois - cold winters, hot summers). -Vented / Unconditioned Attic In the process of air sealing my attic, but a bit confused at what the proper…

Getting the details right for a wall assembly with the control layers to the exterior and lots of drying potential.

I’m looking for some advice on insulating and encapsulating the crawl space in my 1890s brick shotgun house in Louisville (Zone 4A). The crawl ranges from about 3 feet deep…

Hi all, our house design is a hybrid style:  the envelope is 2x6 balloon framed, with an interior post and beam 2nd floor system. The foundation is a “slabless” slab:  a…

Hello,I might have goofed up our insulation detail on a flat roof section of our home. We are aiming for R-60. We have exterior insulation on top of zip roof…