General Questions- Page 142 of 1410
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Wood Furring Doesn’t Make Sense
Hey all, I've used Tyvek rainscreen and now looking at Mortair for my home Hardie and Cedear shingle air gap rain screen. One thing that has bothered me in this…
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Outie window, polyiso, rainscreen details?
Hello, I started working out my window details. I’ve got 1/2” zip taped sheathing with an outie window buck. Paper backed polyiso with 3/4” rainscreen furring strips. My question is do…
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Siding Behind Exterior Chimney
I am re-building the exterior of my house, insulation, sheathing, CI, siding; and during the demolition phase (taking the existing masonite siding off and the deteriorating spray foam out), I…
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Metal roof ridge decking gap
Hello,I'm using Zip roof decking. My contractor put the panels on from the bottom up to the ridge. There is about a 6 inch gap at the ridge, which he…
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Recirculating range hood with air scrubber
Like many people on here, I’m trying tofind an alternative to a vented range hood. There is an attractive option out of Vancouver (I forget the name), but it doesn’t…
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Any SIP builder in the Washington DC area?
I have been trying without success to find a builder in the Washington DC area that is familiar with SIPs. Maybe someone here can give me some good hint on…
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Main water pipe sweating concern?
I have a mid-1990's manufactured home in zone 4 that I'm renovating.It is built on a steel chassis/frame which sits on a concrete slab.The crawlspace under the house (between the…
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Re-roofing an unvented Vaulted Ceiling/TJI/ Spray foam roof. Is it smart to add furring strips and another layer of sheathing to create an air gap/ventilation channel?
I'm in the mountains in northern Utah and my home is 1998.
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Garage to ADU Air Barrier Location
I've got a project where we're converting a garage to an ADU and I'm having trouble deciding exactly where to put the Air Barrier.Existing Conditions: - Climate Zone 4c Marine…
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Anyone have a heat pump HVAC team they like in Seattle area?
I'm a little bit nervous my current HVAC contractor (contractor not yet finalized) doesn't know what he's doing around heat pump sizing, HRV integration, etc. I think he's probably great…