General Questions- Page 4 of 1395
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Foam Footing Form/ICF Blocks with Finished Exterior
I am trying to decide if I completely imagined the existence of a product, or if I saw it before but now cannot locate it!I have a memory of a…
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Standing Seam + Hot Roof. What to do under eaves?
We have a standing seam metal roof, and are planning on doing a hot roof by doing 3 inches of closed cell spray foam followed by a layer of batt…
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Infill on a slabless slab
Hello,I am looking for some advice on my infill in advance of a concrete free slab. My grade beams were poured last week and wound up being a bit higher…
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Long term Cleanability of ventilation and air conditioning ducts
I am concerned about how ventilation and air cooling/heating ducts (if any) can be cleaned inside after some years of service. The ducts I see for HRV/ERV systems are relatively…
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Anyone know anything about Runtru (By Trane) heat pumps?
I'm looking at replacing my failed Fujitsu heat pump, and this is what the local place is recommending. He was supposed to quote on a Mitusbishi as well, but haven't…
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Northern climate: is a heated slab necessary for comfort?
We are in a northern climate near the Canadian border. We plan to double insulate the slab floor and use both a wood burning stove and mini split for our…
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New construction lumber Lots of worm holes in wall studs
Hello experts, With no quality experience I signed up for my first house with a renounced local builder in north Dallas area (Celina). Now they are framing it. I found studs…
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Ductless Mini SEER Ratings
How much more energy would a ductless minisplit that is rated at 19 SEER vs 22 SEER, use? Price wise, the 22 SEER is more money but trying to figure…
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rat protection
A 2" rat slab in crawl spaces is a general spec. Would a crushed stone, perhaps a large size to a certain depth also prevent rats from access to a…
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Exterior Insulation: Wall Cavity Insulating Too – Good or Bad?
I am brining life back to a 100 year old home, deciding to add exterior insulating and replace the siding on the house after we had the windows replaced with…