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Marvin Window Low ERS
I have been working with my local Marvin dealer to price out windows for our new house. In Ohio climate zone 5. As it stands now I am going with…
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Zip vs. Fluid Applied
Hey all -- still working through some wall details on a new build in CZ 6. Thinking through my two current options:1. Regular Zip sheathing taped and rolled2. OSB (or…
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Exterior Wall Plan Feedback
Hello All,I am building my own house in Zone 5a per the following specs listed below and would like some feedback. I’m not a builder, just a retired vet looking…
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Ceiling insulation with polyiso
Hello,I appreciate the help I have received in the past. I have R7.8 EPS foam on the exterior of my house with an R21 unfaced fiberglass on my interior walls!…
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Framers forgot gasket material under an exterior wall
Hey All,It looks like our framers put up an exterior wall without the gasket material (1/8" foam) between the bottom plate and the concrete.Is there a way to correct that…
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Damp proofing exposed foundation wall
I am residing my 140-year-old house and decided I’d like to insulate the exposed 30” of foundation wall with Comfortboard and a protective face. Unfortunately, the wall is made up…
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Add External Continuous Insulation
I have a one-year old home in Climate Zone 5A with "flash and batt" insulation in the exterior walls. My framing is 2x6, specifically (from outside to inside): vinyl siding,…
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bathroom vent sucking in attic air
Hello,I moved into a house a few years ago and installed a bathroom vent. It previously functioned with just a window, but it would create a hurricane with the shower…
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Stem wall interior & exterior poured, then build before slab?
Gentlemen, my engineer said we could have our addition framed and dried in before having the slab poured. The reason I'm liking this idea is to have ample time to…
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Reframing (over-framing) garage roof
I am proposing to reframe my garage roof per the attached sketch. My primary question: is a “ridge board” sufficient in this case ? Edit: typo on one measurement. The total…