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Large cracks in 80 year old foundation
A recent deck replacement on my circa 1890 home has led to me discovering some worrisome foundation issues. Even ostensibly simple jobs on my home lead to the peeling of…
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Do Hold-down anchors count towards sill plate anchor requirements?
Hi all, I’m in seismic d2 zone, I see that the IRC requires sill plate anchor bolts <6’ OC and within 12” of plate ends. However I also have quite a…
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Best solution to insulate an unvented A-frame ceiling in a finished attic
Lacking ceiling insulation, our 1860-era home's attic/home office gets pretty unbearable most summer afternoons, so I'm looking for a reasonable solution short of installing a modern vented roof, etc. It's…
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Rockwool in an enclosed rafter assembly per R806.5.2.2
I live in a 1980 MCM home in Sacramento, CA. Climate zone 3B. My house has a low pitch roof with the ceiling drywall attached to the bottom of the…
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How to filter Dust in a small house with ductless mini split?
Hi, we finished building our house. It’s an apartment on a barn built to pretty good house standards. It’s 1100 ft.² in zone 4a (Nashville area). We heat and cool…
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How to connect existing framing to existing foundation
Hi, my house was built in 1973 and I'm pretty sure it's not mechanically connected to the foundation. I'd previously asked a question about sealing the gap between the foundation…
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Retrofitting European style windows
I'm located in climate zone 5B and looking to replace about 20 windows while considering the implications of importing vs. buying from a local manufacturer. Imported tilt and turn windows…
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Wall detail design zone 6 nova scotia canada
Hey so I'm building a small house myself and I'm trying to avoid mold and moisture as much as possible. Everyone in the area throws up a 2x6 wall, fiber batt,…
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Slab-on-grade insulation placed on interior of stem wall?
We have a slab-on-grade build designed to have an exterior moisture membrane applied (Protecto LWM 200) on the 4’ stem walls and insulation to be applied to the interior of…
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Thoughts on using Form-a-drain in place of interior and exterior drain tile?
Our build is slab-on-grade with footings and 4’ stem walls. Currently, our build specifies the use of form-a-drain around the entire perimeter and an interior passive sump and radon mitigation…