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I recently had my spacepak air to water heat pump installed. Having this system makes me immediately want solar thermal to offset the electricity. I know solar thermal is really really dead…

I have a sauna kit (thin log walls, 2 inches thick). It works pretty good but alot cooler in the winters since the log walls have little insulation obviously. Wondering…

I'm selecting a heat pump system for my house. I'm caught between two sizes from different manufacturers and wanted to get some opinions on which way to go, and how…

I have always known screened-in porches to be an enclosed porch. However, I have recently had a disagreement with a Building Official about this and quite frankly have had no…

Hi There!I want to replace a 20 year old shingle roof with a standing seam metal roof and thought it might be the best/only opportunity to add insulation as well.…

Hello,  Putting the final plans together with my builder in SE Michigan, energy zone 5a.  Single family residence with one side walkout basement.  3 sides foundation walls in the basement will…

I have a 110 year old foursquare in Michigan (zone 5). The exterior sheathing is wide board pine, typical of this vintage construction. I will be using rockwool in the…

Earlier this year, we installed two 5-ton heat pumps with linesets run underground, sleeved inside 4" corrugated PVC pipe. After recent landscaping (including pouring a slab), one of the sleeves…

Model XE65T10H45U0, installed 20 months ago.Is anybody having issues with their Rheem HPWH unit not following schedule set up in the EcoNet app?For the past few weeks, even though I…

Before installing any type of exhaust system, determine its potential impact on the building's air safety

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Hi all,I’m installing a class A (insulated double wall) chimney pipe through a cathedral ceiling, and I can’t find a good way to maintain continuity between the pipe and the…

Homeowner in Long Island ny. We have a  Vented attic that is extremely well air sealed with  R-60 blown in cellulose insulation on the attic floor. HVAC system and Ducts…

Looking to have 2x W12x26 spanning across the first floor in my future build, they will sit in beam pockets like the one pictured, and in exterior walls holding up…

I am almost done with the shell on my DIY 48' tall multigenerational ICF home that I have been building after work for the last year and half.  Once I…

I created a separate post few months ago on low-cost European windows here on GBA and Aluplast 4000 came up recommended by few members which did not recieve and install…

Hello - I need to insulate a portion of my crawlspace (currently unconditioned) that will be conditioned and serve as a mechanical room moving forward.  Right now there is a concrete…

I'm looking for some help/advice with insulating  my scary wall assembly.I'm in zone 7a. Northwestern Ontario, Canada right on the coast of Lake Superior. My house is well over a century…

I have rats that are going to the edge of the attic where the rafter meets the floor. They are penetrating at the edge straight down and getting into the…