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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…

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1980s Cape Cod home in Central KY, climate zone 4. Wall make up is brick, ~1” air gap, 1/2” rigid foam board (assumed EPS) with perforated foil facing, 2x4 cavities…

Attached below is the eave detail for a slanted roof designed to meet an R-60 requirement with a vented roof assembly. Since the project is located in Climate Zone 6…

Hi all, I’ve been kicking this can down the road for a while but it’s time to repair a mistake I made on our stem wall foundation. Our stem wall involves…

I’m building a house in zone 6a.we will be finishing basement at some point and will need internal insulation.my contractor recommended Halo interra FR. I realize we will have to use…