General Questions- Page 139 of 1410
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Where should the supply and return ducts be in a separately ducted dehumidifier system?
There’s a lot of ink spilled on this site about dehumidifiers, but little ink spilled on best practices for a dedicated dehumidifier duct system. This might be a nice GBA…
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Materials Estimator
Hi,Can anyone recommend a company that can estimate materials for a new construction residence in CT? ThanksLene
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Do yourself closed spray foam in a can….is it legit?
Hi,I am having a spray foam contractor quote me today on my cathederal ceiling. Thanks to cookies and tracking, Amazon alerted me to canned closed cell spray foam as a…
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low slope roof insulation
Hello,I am thinking of taking over a job that is underway and wanted some advice on this problematic roof situation. Maine, zone 6.It is a two story addition tacked on…
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Exaust fans for the bathrooms vs ERV
Trying to understand how the bathroom exhaust works with ERVs.We originally had independent bathrooms fans planned for each bathroom, in addition to normal air supply and exhaust via ERV.The suggestion…
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Return air grille vs duct distance
I was just looking at the framed walls and noticed that return grilles are far apart from return air ducts. That makes no sense to me. I am attaching the…
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Walkout, Two story up, single floor rule of thumb cost factor SWAG
Background: Dealing with a very sloping site, my designer is pushing long and narrow to stay on portion of lot that is relatively level, engineeered rear stemwall, backfill and post…
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Electric boiler for both DHW and radiant heat
I am trying to figure out if an electric boiler with heat exchanger can handle both domestic hot water needs and radiant infloor heating.The assumptions I am using is heat…
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Efficiency+available products is causing unsafe build practice or unreal cost on cathderal ceiling
Hi there.I have a 1980 house with cathedral ceiling in main area. We added an addition with matching roof line to this area. Problem is, 2x6s was used as rafters,…
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Poor Building Techniques, House on Wheels., Dehumidifier usefulness?
Hello. I have a small house (10x20) on a trailer that I inherited unfinished and I'm concerned about moisture buildup in the floor, walls and ceiling given the construction techniques.…