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Sauna floor
Hi guys,I'm currently designing a sauna. An issue that keeps stumping me is the floor. I want it to be made out of wood and I want to use a…
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Small loops or zones in hydronic system – your experience?
Does somebody have experience with small loops or small zones of radiant (hydronic) heat they can share? The emitter panels will be constructed mostly in walls or ceilings. I have some low…
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Exterior Insulation
Going to be living in a double wide for long time soon. This spot is on water so if we built a house the taxes would be too much for…
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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,…