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Stumped on how to install exterior downlights, see attached sketch & photos.Wall buildup from inside to outside:- 2x6 framing- 1/2" Zip sheathing- 1 1/2" Rockwool- 1 1/2" Rockwool, seams staggered-…

Hi all. I’m renovating an old victorian in the SF bay area (climate zone 3c). Our exterior wall assemblies are 3/4” tongue and groove siding nailed directly onto 2x4 studs.…

Hi,I am planning on replacing my windows with European windows housed in a PVC window buck. Since I will be resizing the RO, I am trying to come up with…

Installing a heat pump makes sense from an environmental perspective—and sometimes, from a financial perspective as well

I'm having a 1900 home in climate 6a insulated. After an energy audit the insullator recommends insulating around basement rim joists with close-cell foam. Joists sit about 2' above grade,…

1900 cape-colonial with roof in shape of Greek-cross. Major ice damming along valleys in the dead of winter. The attic has four ridges and four ridge vents (not correctly installed,…

I'm getting ready to build a small (4x8) shed to house the pressure tank and some filtration equipment for my well in climate zone marine 4 and am looking for…