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Hi all,Some quick background:-We recently bought a 1970s mid century modern home in northwest Illinois -It’s about 5,000 sqft ranch, broken roughly into 4 sections, each section with its own gas…

A renter friendly and small home ERV is coming to the market

Hello, I have an older home in climate zone 6 in Nova Scotia, Canada. I'm looking to upgrade insulation in attic kneewalls (2x4 stud wall) - fiberglass batts in stud…

1949 Minnesota home.  Rim joists are embedded in concrete cap on block walls. How sucebtible to rot are those joists? When insulating what is better? EPS foam board with foam…

Hello,I installed some vinyl windows last summer and they are condensating like crazy.these are casement windowsU value of .17SHGC .24VT .42air leakage .02Condensation Resistance 70triple glaze with cardinal 3mm glass…

Hello, I recently had a polyiso over-roof done as a retrofit on my home. The contractor failed to extend the vapor barrier on the structural (bottom) sheathing over the ridges. This…

See the pics.  A slab on grade 1300 sf one floor new house (frost protected shallow foundation) will be built in climate zone 6a, -15 F winter design temp, and…

HelloThis pertains to zone 5A-6A (Albany County, NY near the border of Greene County - Northern Catskill region).The house is from the 1850s and has considerable architectural detail on the…

Company emerges from Chapter 11 filing with new management team and re-engineered products