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Basement flooring assembly

Green Homes 2 - Fri, 2026-03-06 19:48
I am in climate zone 4a with a dry basement built in the 1920s. I don’t believe there is insulation or vapor barrier under the slab. I want to replace…
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Choosing kitchen faucet: water contamination less with Pex or metal alloys construction

Green Homes 2 - Fri, 2026-03-06 12:11
My concern is lead contamination vs plastic contamination in water going through a kitchen faucet. Delta faucets use core and shell construction, so that pex lines run from the valves…
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Steel stud wall insulation stack up question

Green Homes 2 - Fri, 2026-03-06 10:09
I have some steel stud interior partition walls going in a building (climate zone 4) that has zoned heating/cooling. I would like to handle the insulation properly.  There are basically…
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Zone 6 vapour retarder questions

Green Homes 2 - Fri, 2026-03-06 07:12
Hi all! We live just outside Halifax, NS, Canada, climate Zone 6. We are putting up a new building, and I have a question about vapour retarders.Our wall buildout (interior-->exterior)…
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