Energy Efficiency and Durability- Page 3 of 686
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Retrofit Existing Cantilever Floor
Recently purchased a home that has main floor which cantilevers past foundation walls approximately 30”. Building zone R5/R6. - i have spent hours combing thru details for this condition, but…
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Safe to Install a Door Flush with an ICF Wall?
Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on whether it’s structurally safe to install our main entrance door (with sidelight) flush with the exterior edge of our ICF foundation wall. Here’s…
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Retrofitting slab on grade workshop to MIL Zone 5a
Long time reader, first time poster. Recently purchased a home with a 720 sq foot 2x6 workshop that I am converting to a mother-in-law, for my mom. I'm in Zone…
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How to approach renovating the exterior of a house?
New homeowner here looking to improve house energy efficiency and durability.The house (picture attached) was built in 1973. I've done some interior renovations since moving in and replaced the old…
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How much efficiency does a short-cycling heat pump lose?
I know that the general advice is heat pumps shouldn't be oversized, because it leads to short-cycling. At the same time, many cold-climate heat pumps have higher COP's at their…
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ERV Efficiency
CT shoreline, Zone 5, newly renovated old home.We recently moved into our all electric renovated 1850's home with a Mitsubishi Hyper Heat Pump and a GE ERV. For the first…
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Post Frame Sheathing, Air Barrier, and Insulation – Questions & Options
Hello, and thank you for all the resources this community has provided. I am an experienced interior remodel contractor building a barndominium/shop-home for myself and family in Northern Idaho (zone…
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Concrete block house insulation
This has been asked and discussed many times over the years as regards to basements but my situation is slightly different. My 1910 house was built out of concrete blocks…
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Sizing Minisplit Mitsubishi Heatpump
I live in a townhouse in the Northeast, that is 1100 sq feet. 550 down, 550 up. Kitchen, living room downstairs, 1 window kitchen, 1 slider livingroom,; a passthrough between…