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Prefab Unity homes
So we are interested in building a high performance home unfortunately I have only found 1 builder that I would trust to get the details right, however that builder is…
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Identifying Cause of Persistent Condensation
My home has a very low pitched roof and I have no attic or air space between the ceiling and the roof. I have owned the house for 25 years…
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Smoothing Out a Finished Concrete Floor
My interior concrete floors did not get hit with a power trowel. Too many reasons to list them all but mainly the machine was too big to get through doorways…
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Suresill Plastic Window Sills
Anyone use/recommend the original Suresill plastic window sills? I'm not a builder, just a homeowner. Window details worry me a bit on the rough opening. (no rigid foam installed). I…
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Tescon Vana Tape for Sealing Around Window Flanges
I've got some weird window bucks that I've flashed with FastFlash. The cost of materials and application is getting a bit higher than I'd estimated, and now my contractor is…
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Foam board under exposed fastener metal roofing
Looking to build a 30x40 garage with 2x4 walls and using the exposed fastener metal roofing. I understand standing seam would be better but thought maybe it would be better…
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Best Practices Floor Assembly of a Yurt on Piers?
Hello. We're not building a yurt, but similar concept. It's a 20 ft diameter hexagonal structure with a reciprocating roof, positioned on sloping terrain, hence the pier foundation (I'll attach…
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fixing door threshold/sill
Dear Door Gurus:I having a failing door threshold/sill. This is mountain country, high elevation, tons and tons of snow. This spot is flooded with direct sunlight so I guess it…
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Insulating Exterior Half Wall With Deep Cavities
Hello. Let me first say that I'm as perplexed as anyone by the 2x10 framing here. That being said, I'm faced with having to insulate and finish this area. I've…
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How to seal a stud wall addition on log cabin
Hello,We're adding a stud wall addition to a log cabin. The addition has 6" walls, Rockwool, Intello + on the inside, Mento 1000 outside, 2" Comfortboard, and then Hardie siding. I'm…