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I am an architect working on the remodel of a 1915 stone and wood frame home.  Specifically, I am looking for some advice on the best way to insulate the…

There is a closed cavity outlined in red that has plumbing for a tub. The cavity has six sides.-The top is covered with wood and the edges where the wood…

I am building shed roof design in zone 6 maine with trusses, double studd design (2x4) blown in cellulose, two story house. -There will be a standing seam metal roof-high…

Hey All, I'm (still) working on our door order and I was hoping for some input related to reducing sound transmission through doors in select room.  I will be using…

Zone 6 BC CanadaCurious of people’s experience with perfect walls or PERSIST WRBs. It looks like I can get a good deal on ice and water shield to do the…

Zone 6 BC Canada - -monolithic slab with 4” Reclaimed XPS under slab and on outside of thickened footing edge. -perfect wall 2x6 framing, 1/2” ply, ice and water shield with 2…

Building a Frost Protected Shallow Foundation in zone 6 BC Canada. Subsoil is very well draining gravel. My slab will have 4” of reclaimed XPS, vapour barrier, concrete. My questions is…

I’m planning a 3/12 mono pitch shed roof on a new house build in southeast BC Canada zone 6 with the following inside to outside. -exposed 4x12 fir rafters 24”-32” oc-…

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This virtual seminar will feature: Steve Nicholls (Senior Advisor: Mitigation, South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission) who will speak about South Africa’s pathway towards an equitable, low-emissions and climate-resilient economy. Chuck Rumsey (President and CEO, Ecotrust Canada) who will speak to Ecotrust Canada’s place-based approach to transformations that emphasizes radical, practical changes to economic systems; and Amanda Woodrum (Co-Director, ReImagine Appalachia) who will speak to grassroots efforts to find common ground, envision and build an economy that is good for...

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Hi all,We’ve just completed a Level 4 mudding job on our drywall, and I’ve noticed some fine grooves or sanding marks left behind in the surface (see attached photo). These…

--Looking for modifications to make one of the "5 Cathedral Roofs that work" in Martin's Dec. 11, 2020 article  more FIRE-RESISTANT.(https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/five-cathedral-ceilings-that-workcid=287281&discussion=comment#comment-287281)We are building a new home with cathedral ceilings in…

In the process of bringing a two-story, balloon-framed home to a better level of functioning. The house was probably built in the late 1800s in a little Kentucky River town…

We are having a Panasonic or RenewAire ERV installed. Currently, plans are to connect into the main supply and return of the house. With this setup, we will run the…

Our builder is building our home with a vented attic and zip sheathing for the roof. The roofer had planned to install a roofing felt under the metal roof. For…

Does framing a rough sill with a 5 degree slant affect the RO needed for the window? The windows will be outies on a 2x6 wall with 7/16" ZIP, 2"…

New build in CZ 6. Have a very tall cathedral ceiling that will be flashed with 4" CCSF and then R23 rockwool batts. The finished ceiling in this room will…

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I am building a new post frame barn/garage.  Part of the building will air conditioned.My builder is offering a steel ceiling liner.  Steel, rather than drywall, seems to be the…