General Questions- Page 54 of 1409
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Geothermal Hydronic Desuperheater pump fried
System is seven year old Enertech. Started getting high head pressure lockout. HVAC company scratched their heads as to the cause, plumber declined to even come out, so I took…
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Flat Roof Venting – Odyke or more battens?
I'm in the design and development stage of a project with a vented flat roof (don't tell Martin).The roof has I joist framing with a sarking membrane and dense pack…
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Spend extra to insulate on the outside?
I have an 1100 square foot 1980s built house in climate zone 6 with a full basement, much of which lies above ground. I have already insulated the interior of…
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Waterproofing foundation
I have a 100 year old triple brick house with a brick foundation. I replaced the foundation on 2 sides with poured concrete. The house is semi-detached so I am…
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Vegetated roof on existing flat roof? Creative solutions for ugly roofs
Hey GBA! I am mid-construction on my home build. We have two sections of flat roof. One is over the entry porch, the other covers a tiny bit of a…
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PGH – Double Stud Wall detail with exterior insulation around rim joist
The Pretty Good House book describes an interesting detail at the rim joist, where we could recess the rim joist 2" and put 2" rigid exterior insulation in this location.…
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Roof Truss Air Barrier and Insulation Questions
I need help understanding how to deal with air barrier and insulation challenges with roof trusses that do not have a consistent ceiling height. My intention is to have a 2/12…
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How to avoid thick-looking building with exterior insulation?
I'm building a big 40x64 detached garage in MA. Standard 2x6 stick frame construction with attic trusses dropped on top. See attached pics (one before and one after sheathing) to…
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Blocking a Thermal Bridge on Slab at exterior Doors
Hey All,I talked to the GC about dealing with the insulation at the stem wall under the exterior doors. The concrete contractor made, what I would describe as, "notches" in…
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Insulate Conditioned Crawlspace Floor/Ground? (RE: BuildingScience.com InfoSheet-512)
I was reading the Crawlspace Insulation Info sheet on Buildingschicence.com Info Sheet 512 (https://buildingscience.com/documents/information-sheets/crawlspace-insulation).The first paragraph says:"Crawlspaces should be designed and constructed as mini-basements. Crawlspaces should not be vented to…