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Detached garage – outswing or inswing door? Commercial or residential door?
On a detached garage would it better to install a steel door with a steel frame OUTSWING door or just a standard wood/fiberglass INSWING residential door?
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Insulating behind a wood burning stove in a basement.
I'm in the process of finishing off my basement. Generally it stays pretty dry other than the occasional gutter malfunction. I built a 2x4 stud wall with r13 batts. Behind…
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Cost-to-Build Quotes: Profit and Overhead
I'm in the process of hiring a builder and three of them agreed to provide a "cost plus percent" quote. They all independently came up with the same percentage, so…
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White, powdery floor insulation–can you ID this?
Picked up this image form another forum, and it might be a stumper. Who has the answer? https://www.dropbox.com/s/c60yvjegsv8q6jy/23.jpg?dl=0
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Moisture problems with double-stud walls
I have read the article on double-studded walls very carefully. Moisture elimination is one of the issues that I am trying to resolve in my mind before attempting a low-energy…
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How come some questions are answered by D Dorsett and others by Dana Dorsett?
Are they the same person?
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Gable vents vs. wind-driven snow: Is there a brand of gable vent known for preventing fine wind-driven snow intrusion?
Another fine snow/strong wind event here in eastern Canada today. After pretty much every storm like this I tend to find piles of snow in clients' attics, right around the…
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How do I construct a brow roof on the first story of a two-story structure?
See attached file photo. I can find all sort of plans for different brow roofs with the exception of the one in the attached photo. That photo is titled the…
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Can I replace open-combustion HVAC in my attic with a sealed-combustion unit?
Bought a house in NH a few years back and it has gas furnace in attic and i am tired of heat loss, constant running, and melting snow! After I…
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Foaming EPS slabs on roof
Planning on a timber frame with 2 layers of 5" eps, staggered joints over cathedral ceiling. This will have 2/4 sleepers on top of eps running up roof for a…