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Connection Between Concrete Stoop and House
I am about to start building concrete stoop for my new construction front Porch in MN. The area is approximately 16'6"x 6'0". It will sit on the compacted soil. I…
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Vented Roof – Detail Around Metal Chimney Pipe
I'm looking for advice on how to deal with installing ventilation baffles around an insulated metal chimney penetration in a cathedral ceiling. Climate zone 5. Rafters are 8" deep.The finished…
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Executing this Exterior Insulation Plan
I'm building a small, 1445 sq ft, simple, rectangular home with shed roof between Merced and Sonora, in central valley/ Yosemite area and have been lucky enough to secure a…
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Open Cell Spray Foam over HVAC ducts in unconditioned attic
My contractor insulated our HVAC ducts in an unconditioned & vented attic with open cell spray foam, achieving R-12 value. We live in Zone 6. Is open cell spray foam…
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Metal roof over Zip-R vs. rigid
Hi everyone:I am building a small cabin which will be *lightly* insulated, for 3-season use, but may be upgraded in the future. For aesthetic reasons, I spec'd T&G pine as…
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Moisture from foundation and Zip R sheathing not covering the entire wall- Climate zone 5B
Last summer/fall we had our plywood sheathing replaced with Zip-R-9 sheathing and insulated the walls with Rockwool (R 15 or R 23 depending on the wall cavity depth). The contractor also…
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Siding and insulating a log cabin
Hi there. I have a log home built in 1985. the logs are milled to be uniform in size. As far as I can tell the inside of the house…
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Backup wood stove heat and stack effect
Hello,I am building a 900 square foot, two story house on piers. I will have r-40 in the walls and elevated floor, and r-60 in the roof. I will air…
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Options to fix attic
I’m trying to fix a semi complicated attic situation. I am in climate zone 4. I have a new construction home with a roof assembly/ insulation not done to code. My…
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Metal coping for flat roof
Hello. My house has several areas of flat roof with metal coping. We have a yankee gutter system. The coping was sloped out instead of in and water is streaking…