Pretty Good House- Page 3 of 4
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Leaving part of a second story unfinished for a Pretty Good House?
One of the concepts in PGH is to reduce square footage.Another is to keep the volume simple i.e. a box.For a hypothetical PGH, if you need say, 1500 square feet…
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Window debate
I am getting ready to order my windows for my new build in central maine and am debating between cost and performance. The two windows I am debating are Mathews…
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Low Slope Roof Detailing for PGH
This is a new SFR in PNW zone 5B. The primary roof is to be framed flat with 9.5" I-joists, see attached SE. The final roof profile is to be…
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Architect/Design team recs – Lexington KY. Thanks!
Hi everyone!PGH book recommended this bulletin board for recommendations. We are planning to build a house on a 15-acre forest-lot in Lexington KY and are looking for recommendations for a…
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Wall Assembly
Hello - we are in the process of building plans for a new house in New York. I have read quite a bit about wall assembly and trying to optimize…
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Plywood Baffles + Wind Dams
Hi all,A contractor helping on my PGH renovation (at least I think it's going that direction :) ) made a mockup of a site-built baffle made from plywood today. It's…
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Staircase descent stability significantly better at 13-14″ tread depth, but it takes up more room.
https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/question/what-do-you-love-or-hate-about-your-home?cid=237767&discussion=response#comment-237927 User jberks posted an excellent summary video of research on staircase ergonomics and fall risk. I was interested to see the primary research, and I believe it is here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003687015300569?via%3DihubEDIT:…
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Rain Screen: Furring, Entangled Mesh, Sill Seal, or no Rain Screen
Hi all,Some of you have seen my Pretty Good House and Thermal Bridge questions as I'm working towards finalizing a building envelope design for a remodel in the Catskills, NY.Tomorrow,…
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Creating a Thermal Break
Hello again! After some time and lots of work since my last post, I'm writing again to request input from the GBA community. This is for a PGH building envelope…
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Calculating Heating Loads: EnergyPlus vs. Manual J
Hello, Background: I am trying to model the heating and cooling loads for my future home using EnergyPlus. I want to investigate different building construction methods and window options that…