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Better hot water source?
We built our house 11 years ago on an island off the coast of Maine - Vermont green standards, Energy Star, passive solar, 2500sf, r60 ceilings / r30 walls, with…
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Dricore Smartwall basement product
I'm in the process of refinishing my basement in East Lansing MI (posted previously a question about the insulation on the floor). I found this relatively new product at the…
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2 x 8 stud walls, or staggered?
Preface: Southwest Nebraska - Zone 5B - I experience all four seasons. Hot summers that can be humid some years. Cold winters. Designing my home to build. Trying to determine…
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Condensation in roof steel vs. wood vs. foam
In an unconditioned attic space above a residence, most of what I've read on GBA seems to agree that steel sheet roofing might develop some condensation on its underside, even…
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Placement of two minisplits
Hello, I'm building a 1789 sq. ft. home in zone 5 near Hannibal, MO. I've attached our plans. The front door faces due south. My two questions we have are…
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20-foot vaulted ceiling & 1970s sagging insulation – need insulation retrofit advice
One of the additions to the house was a huge 20X24 living room with 20' vaulted ceiling. I guess they were all the rage in the 70s and so was…
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How long ago were 2×4 actually 4 inches?
I live in a very old house in Ontario Canada and its built with actual 2x4s, i have no idea how old the house is so i'm hoping to get…
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Insulation
I own a historically significant 1898, 3 floor town house in San Francisco with 1 inch separation from the two nearest neighbors. There is no insulation in the exterior walls,…
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Mitsubishi mini split behaving very differently with external thermostat vs. without
I am able to monitor my home's electricity use and I always thought it was a little weird that my Mitsubishi FE18NA heat pump seemed to constantly be spiking up…
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Closing vents in unused rooms
My local utility had the following info on it's web site regarding closing vents in unused rooms. Any contrary thoughts on this? "It’s true that closing a vent or two…