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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…
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ACiQ Ductless MiniSplit – Zone 4B – Question
Looking to purchase a 1-ton ductless minisplit for my energy efficient home in a Zone 4B climate. Manual J calcs showed that I only need (two) 1-ton ductless mini splits…
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Frankenstein House Help
We’ve been going through some tough times and a lot of bad contractor advice so please have some grace with my lack of knowledge. We were getting really bad air quality…
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Can Pine Shiplap be used for sheathing?
Our builder uses sustainable, local wood as sheathing rather than plywood or osb. It is 3/4” pine shiplap. Would there be any issue with this as far as anyone can…
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ERV Fresh Air Intake location: southern vs northern side of home zone 4a?
Hi, I am in the south (Nashville area zone 4a) and am installing my ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator) and wanted to know how significant is a southern vs northern fresh…
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Can two inputs control one motorized HVAC damper?
I am looking for advice on my fresh air / make up air controls for my new house. We have a Renew Air ERV and a 650CFM rage hood that…