General Questions- Page 20 of 1395
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How to dial in on each Room’s Specific CFM number.
Hey All,Some time ago, I had a conversation with the guy doing my Manual J, S and D. In the Man D or S he specified particular CFMs per room.…
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Is ventilation needed for a closed eave overhang on a flat roof, no attic
I have yet to find any advice about my particular building detail. The roof has both a 1' and 2' overhang, closed off with 1x soffit boards. The main roof…
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rotten wood on corner post
Hello, I have a corner post (3 sandwiched 2x4s) of our garage where the bottom has some rot (roughly 1/5th of the longways width of two of the 2x4 are…
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Size of storm shelter
I'm putting a storm shelter in my garage/workshop. I originally had it drawn out as 12.75' x 7.75', which is 99 square feet. Our family has four people and a…
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Should XPS insulation be placed directly below slab?
We have been told never to place XPS foam insulation directly below the slab due to the fact that if the XPS gets wet, it could hold the moisture indefinitely.…
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Rainscreen for corrugated siding?
We are planning to use corrugated metal siding over the Benjamin 6mm Obdyke slicker rainscreen, which will be placed over Benjamin Obydke hydro gap for house wrap.My question is, because…
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Help making sense of humidity data for new house
Hey all. I've been analyzing temp and humidity data for our new home and am a bit stumped by a pattern I'm seeing. Was hoping someone here might have a…
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Heat Pump Water Heater In An Already Cool Walkout Basement
Our natural gas water heater from 1998 needs to be replaced in the near future (not an emergency)...The cheapest and easiest thing would be to replace it with another one…
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T1-11 vs Coravent Rainscreen
Hey All,For a new construction in CZ6, we will be using vertical wood siding as cladding. The stackup will be R23 rockwool in a 2x6 cavity > 7/16 zip >…
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1917 Bungalow – ridge vent, no intake, no soffits
Looking for direction on correcting the attic ventilation on a 1917 Bungalow.Roof was just replaced before a change of hands. Ridge vent was added (I assume there was never a…