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BC Housing Design Guidelines and Construction Standards 2019
Hoo BOY! This PDF download is 390 pages long ( but free ! ) and is geared towards how to design and build multi-unit housing for seniors, people with disabilities,…
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Glass Choice Double Check
Hello everyone, this is my first post so I apologize if I screw up any etiquette. I found this site while searching for an answer to my window question and it…
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Basement insulation ideas & advice
I've been doing a lot of research on adding insulation into the various parts of our home's basement (house is from the 1920s). We are in climate zone 5--mountain west/Northern…
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Placement of Form cleats in foundation corners
Hi all, I’m building forms for a perimeter footing/stem wall monopour. I’ll be using footing straps with wall cleats to support the stem wall. My design calls for pilasters at the…
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Drywall compound thickness
While doing some final finishing on drywall, I realized that a pedestal sink will be mounted to the wall, and that part of the wall is not planer. That is,…
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Vapor barrier location / need in unit above unconditioned garage
Hi all,Building an unconditioned garage + ADU above in Nova Scotia. The ADU will have double stud walls with intello (vapor barrier) on the interior of the service wall. That's…
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Insulate behind existing kitchen
As part of our ongoing home improvements, we'd like to find a way to insulate behind existing kitchen cabinets. We do not want to tear the kitchen out as the…
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Wall assembly remodel advice
I'm looking for advice on how to approach remodeling the exterior walls of my home, both the inside and the outside. I'll describe what I'm looking for and what I'm…
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Cathedral ceiling- vent or no vent
We are having a 4-season addition built (in Wisconsin) and we are planning to insulate the cathedral ceiling ourselves. Builder did not cut in a ridge vent, and used ventilated…
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Matt Risinger Presents New Products in the Building World
Here's a pretty cool video showing off some new innovations, as well as new product roll-outs from established companies that Matt has used before on his own home.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8cBH5_PeyQ&t=17sI like the…