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Insulating a 1970s Cape Cod house during a full renovation
Hello and thank you in advance for anyone who answers this question. I'm one of the many poor souls who has found themselves with a 1970s cape that needs some…
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Electrical Wire Derating for Wires in Air Tight Spaces
I'm finishing a builder-framed bonus room above my garage. I live in Zone 4 in Sussex County, Delaware. The garage walls, doors and ceiling are insulated. I'm insulating from the knee…
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GP forcefield and rigid foam
I'm working on a project house of mine and wanted to try and experiment with some of the newer sheathing with integrated wrb for various reasons but I've run into…
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Air sealing a bonus room with a dormer, sloped ceiling and knee walls?
I am looking for advice on how to air seal my bonus room in zone 4a. The main house uses the taped and caulked sheathing as the air barrier and…
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Liquid Air Barrier Beneath Rigid Foam
Applying Liquid Air Barrier on Concrete Basement Wall Beneath XPS Foam Hello! I am just about to start insulating my basement - the walls are half concrete and then transition…
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Heat Pump Operating Wattage
I'm going crazy... My 3 ton heat pump is only drawing 2.1 kW and blowing 80 degree air. Is this normal? So, per its matchup chart, the best it can…
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Craning an Assembled Roof Onto Walls
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada (Zone 6 lite). Building dimensions: 22' x 32'. Roof: 7:12 Gable Has anyone partially / fully built a trussed roof on the ground and hoisted it…
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EPDM to Asphalt Shingles Transition
EPDM transition to shingles and roof leak help I have a 1:12 shed dormer on my house outside of Boston. I recently had the shingle roof replaced, but left the…
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Venting a Rainscreen and Roof with Exposed Rafter Tails
I am installing a 1x strapping rainscreen and a roof with vent channels. The eaves are open-- exposed rafter tails. So there is no soffit. I am trying to figure…