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Simple maintenance can help increase the lifespan of an expensive piece of equipment

After living in our newly built home for nearly 5 months we’ve observed the HVAC system balancing could really be improved.Is it normal to see a 5 degree temp differential…

Sometimes repairing a window makes more sense than replacing

I have a block piers under a park model. The issue is the piers are varying heights, some as much as six inches or so short of the i-beam they…

Your contractor recommendations please!I’m helping out a friend/client with a house in Broomfield, CO. This is just northwest of Denver. I don’t live in the area but will be heading…

We are slowly renovating a 1949 single level 1300 sf house we own in a working class neighborhood in a small city in Virginia, northern edge of CZ 4A.The house…

Hi all! I really need a support system since I don’t have enough pros in my area to reach a consensus for an attic encapsulation. I’m working alone on the…

My house has a measured ach50 of 1.48Location is north Texas climate zone 3a. There are four occupants I have an open window in the main bedroom of approx 32" x…

Cala Systems’ predictive sensors and other features allow for solar syncing and avoidance of peak pricing

I'm helping a friend insulate the floor of a porch that was converted to living. The porch has Advantech laid down as a subfloor and has a hardwood finish floor.…

Thank you for your time in advance.I am building a home with a thick wall. 2 x 6 wood studs, then 7/16" Zip sheathing, then 3" Rockwool Comfortboard 80. Then…