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Humidity issues in Studio w/ small minisplit + ERV
Hi,I'm in the first summer of what I had hoped would be an excellent indoor air quality solution for my attached studio. It's master bedroom of a single family home…
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Keeping Sill Plate Dry
We purchased a 10-year old brick veneer home with a basement. The lot is fairly level in the back yard and has good slope away from the house in the…
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Fix exterior door correctly
Trying to figure out how to make this repair. Ended up getting termites that enter the trim board below the exterior door sill as it was untreated regular pine touching…
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Foundation ground cover and landscaping or hardscaping
As I work to install an underground gutter or underground roof around my ICF house during construction, I am looking for a solution for how to finish the ground cover,…
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Encapsulate Spray Foam to block off gassing / odors
How can one encapsulate closed cell spray foam that is off gassing, giving odors -- to stop the odors/gases from getting into the attic / home?Reason for question: In the…
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Continuous external insulation around soffit nailers
1906 Foursquare getting 2 layers of 1.5" GPS exterior insulation. This is going over the top of house wrap that I'm considering the air barrier and will cover the original…
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Limited Insulation options Steel Frame
Hi there, appreciate any and all feedback for what are now limited options regarding a residential steel frame construction (cold roll galvanized steel- 55ksi). I've poured through several older posts,…
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Need help converting vented attic to conditioned
I'm looking to convert my vented attic into a conditioned space for multiple reasons. The attic houses the A/C air handler and all duct work for that side of the…
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supplemental geo thermal heat/cooling source
We are building a home in Redmond, WA(climate zone 4C) and are digging a deep trench probably 200 feet long for a daylight basement drain that will average 10 feet…