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Greetings,I am looking for recommendations on what product or material to use to seal up cracks that I noticed between the stone wall of my house and the concrete porch…

Hello - We have a 1905 house in Seattle, WA, and want to insulate the basement. Stud base are dry & concrete passed the moisture test. I'm trying confirm if the…

My home has alarmingly high humidity and moisture readings (70%) in the wall cavities throughout both floors. The exterior is stucco with cedar in some places, the areas that are…

There's not a lot of information regarding a proper stucco wall detail build up. This is what I have gathered as the right approach, but want to make sure it…

I have a house that was built in 1977. We are located on Cape Cod, near the bay. I noticed that the insulation in the attic is in pretty rough…

Hi all, I’m working on the framing plan and wanted to get some feedback on best practices for window sill height, particularly bedrooms. For the living rooms, I’ve gone with 2’4”…

I'm looking at comparison charts online for R value on a variety of insulation types and I'm confused when comparing signer's ranges and then the claimed r value on mineral…

Hi GBA,I'm building a home in NY's Hudson Valley, climate zone 6A. I'm installing 6 mil poly on the ceiling as a vapor barrier required by my building department in…

I'm hoping to get your site-based constructibility feedback.The exterior wall finish is vertical wood siding, probably something like cedar 1x6. Rainscreen application.I know I can do vertical furring against the…

A new office building is the first mass timber project in Georgia to be built with local lumber

A renewable energy developer and low-carbon cement producer team up to build cleaner offshore wind farms

Hey hope all is well. In the planning stages of an addition, meeting with an architect next month to draw up plans. The idea from architect is to extend the…

Looking to do a remodel and wondering if there is a way to utilize my heat pumps more instead of my steam boiler, and what would be required and if…

My partners and I have purchased a 14 acre parcel in Northern KY. We have a plan awaiting final approval to build a community of 69 units. Thirty duplexes and…

Hey all.We are framing up our second floor with I-joists and LVLs. I’m hung in up how to frame the corner stairway from the top plate of the first floor…

If mechanical equipment is going in the attic, should the attic be sealed and conditioned or vented and unconditioned?

Hello –We have a 1905 house in Seattle, WA, and want to insulate the basement. Stud bays are dry & concrete passed the moisture test. I am trying to first…

Hi!I have an attached, but unconditioned garage in the greater Denver metro area (5B). The garage has a few soffit vents and a ridge vent. The garage is unfinished and…

Hi folks - I'm a newer member and this is my first time posting a question.  After reading in several places how I don't want to create a 'rot sandwich'…

Hey all, I'm back with a bit of a mad scientist question for a DIY project to preheat water in a cold but very sunny environment (High Desert 4500 feet).  I'm currently…