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Looking for advice on best way to insulate brick veneer exterior walls. I don't have the 1" minimum gap between the sheathing and the brick. The sheathing is some kind…

I'm planning a retrofit rainscreen facade on our home in zone 7.  We have tall walls with zero overhangs (the house is a box).  I am wondering if it would…

What’s a bullet-proof sequence of installation for an “innie” window?

Hi all! So as I slowly work away at my 23x26' basement, I'm still miffed by what to do with my floor. It is a concrete slab that is heavily sloped…

I posted a question and saw a typo, so edited and saved the edit.However, the posted question still has the typo - the editing is not saving...Anyone else having this…

See below for questions for those who understand using air pressure gauges.  I'd like to measure the pressure across my HVAC filters for the purposes of both selecting the correct…

We just had an inspection and one of the items flagged was how our contractor used shims under the sill plate, which sits under the floor trusses (see attached picture).…