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Updating Roof Sheathing and Metal Roof
My house is located in the mountains of northern Colorado at 8000 ft, climate zone 5. It was built to the current county code in 2000; the plans mention the…
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Any reason to do vapor vent with 2″ exterior continuous (CZ2)
Hip roof in Austin TX. Converting an unconditioned attic, with ridge vents but no soffit vents) to a unvented, conditioned attic. Roof top to bottom will be:1. Standing seam metal2.…
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Thickened slab with 300 psf load – will 30 psi rigid foam support that?
Our slab on grade home has a thickened slab under a load bearing wall ( about 8 feet long). Rigid foam will be placed horizontally under the entire slab. The…
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Why did the roof fail but not the wall?
Hi all, trying to understand why a house that was fully wrapped (roof and walls) with peel and stick vapor barrier WRB (Ice and water shield) and no exterior insulation…
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is a 4″ concrete slab actually only 3.5″ and if so, what is its implication for a garage floor?
I asked my concrete guy for a 4" slab for my garage and woke up last night in a panic with the feeling that the expansion joint material I saw…
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Sources for or Manufacturers of Composite Structural Lumber
Hey All,Some of the details that I like, and that have been submitted by members of this forum, suggest using PT or Composite boards where in contact with the slab. …
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Gutex VS Rockwool
I was wondering if anyone had real world experience with the use of Gutex vs Rockwool comfortboard 80?The price of Gutex is slightly higher, but I think it may be…
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Rigid Fiberglass Board for Continuous Exterior Insulation – Zone 2?
Long Read, but I'm trying to paint a picture for the think tank here.Has anybody ever used something like a Fiberglass Acoustic Board (Certainteed AcoustaBoard Black R in this case)…
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Should I remove batting on basement ceiling after insulating basement
Hi: I am about to insulate the mechanical room in my basement to use as a workshop. I'm putting Dricore and plywood on the floor, and RMAX and drywall on…
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Unvented attic, are baffles needed if insulation is below sheeting on raised heel trusses?
I have searched and searched and can't find an answer to what I thought would be a basic question.Vented attic, new construction, Zone 5a, 8500ft altitude in high desert Colorado,…