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Best Practice for Deep Crawlspace
We are building in Zone 5, and working within the confines of a track builder. We did upgrade to a 4 ft crawl and I would love some insight into…
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do solar panels make sense in this scenario?
I had plans to install solar panels on my new workshop, but a change in billing schemes by my utility is giving me second thoughts.Relevant details:-climate zone 5/6-winter months are…
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Remodel Wall Assembly
We are north of Dallas TX, and are pulling all the brick and roof off our home (originally built in 70's and added on to through the years). Several reasons…
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Rooftop deck layer discussion. Can I make it thinner? Condensation issues? Other issues?
Greetings all! I'm planning a build with a small roof deck, and vertical space is at a premium due to height restrictions. Every mm counts. I also want to get…
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Polyiso on both sides of roof sheathing
I have 4in of polyiso on the exterior of my roof sheathing (zone 3) Using an r30 batt on the inside. My question is in regards to areas where we have…
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4 season sunroom under a deck
Hey hope everyone is doing well. I would like to use the space under my second floor deck as a sunroom. I have a few problems/design issues. My back entrance…
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Venting rafter bays at covered patio?
I have a project under construction with a covered patio that has a vaulted ceiling that will have doug fir t&g (with clear-coat finish) covering the roof rafters. The contractor…
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How important is stacking?
It seems that designing a home so that:Roof Trusses sit directly over Wall StudsAndWall Studs sit directly over Floor Trusses/I Joists would be a good idea...and maybe this is baked into…
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Insulation in Shallow Crawl Space Zone 6
Dear GBA Team,We are building a new house on an existing foundation in Zone 6. We inherited a foundation & crawl space that is super shallow at 14" - we…
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Where to buy stock building plans that are actually good?
Does anyone know of a website where one can purchase stock drawing packages with well designed construction details or does this not exist?I need to design a detached garage and…