General Questions- Page 58 of 1409
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Ductwork Condensation Potential in Conditioned Attic
Hello,I'm in climate zone 4A. Does ductwork need to be insulated to prevent condensation in a conditioned attic when 50 CFM per 1000 sq/ft of attic floor area is being…
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Walk-in fridge pros/cons
I'd like to know the GBA community's thoughts on walk-in refrigerator pantries ( "RootCellar" is a better known brand). Its a small room in a (typically) new home with insulation in…
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Basement insulation ( half basement above grade )
Hello,I have read article on here about insulating basement.but my situation is unique.I’m going with 4” of EPS… but what is best practice when half of the wall of basement…
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Arbitration Advice
This is a bit out of the scope of green building, but wanted to see if anyone in the GBA community had any experience with arbitration. We already have an…
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Deleteme
apologies, I decided to remove this question.
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Best Tape for XPS and House Wrap
I am insulating a large steel building wall (18' tall). Looking to install a layer of 1" XPS on the outside of steel girts (seams taped/foamed) followed by a layer…
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Breaking Thermal Bridge – Fireplace
Hi GBA Community, New Build - Zone 5 - I wanted to ask a straight forward question regarding a new masonry fireplace. I wanted to attempt to break the thermal…
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Chevy Bolt and other cheap EVs
Hi All, I always appreciate the smarts and dedication of the GBA Community. It's time to replace the rusty 2003 CRV my son drives to school every day, roughly 70…
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Heat source for garage floor hydronic heat
Newbie trying to figure out best approach for radiant heat for a 3rd bay garage/workshop. Question is, what heat source, electric boiler or geothermal heat pump with a ground loop…
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Stubborn Exterior Mildew
This is a photo of mildew on the underside of a porch ceiling stained with Rubio Hybrid Wood Protector with extra M1 Mildewcide added: https://imgur.com/a/lbMsHS1. The substrate is Doug Fir,…