Green Building News!- Protecto LWM200 vs TK-Hydromax 2002 VOC Is there a real difference?We are currently deciding between these products for a foundation membrane. Has anyone had experience with either of these and would you recommend one over the other? Some back ground…
- Foundation design (footings placed at two elevations)We are building a breezeway home (like photo attached). One side, the main living area, will have a finished crawl space for storm shelter, and the other side will be…
- Low winter humidity in a “pretty good house”Greetings! I hope that the folks here can help me find the cause(s) for the very low winter humidity in my new "Pretty Good House". This past summer we moved…
- The importance of an air gap under lift and slide door framesOddly specific question here: I'm installing a triple-pane, thermally-broken, Shueco aluminum lift and slide door in a home build.The installation manual calls for a minimum of a quarter-inch gap under…
- Tiny HomeTiny Home trailer – Steel frame? Insulation?
- A Plumbing Feature Every Home Should HaveInstall ball valves where they're easily accessible for emergency plumbing shutoffs where and when you need them
- Insulating an unfinished attic under the roofline: fiberglass batt + foamboard?I have a 100 year old Cape Cod style house in Portland, Oregon (climate zone 4c). Rafters are 2x4, 30" on center (weird!). The kneewall spaces are conditioned (unventilated), with…
- Crawl Space ConversionI'm looking at retrofitting the crawl space in my house to add stego crawl vapor barrier to the floor and insulation to the walls, I'm in zone 5 as well.…
- Are any of the canless LED Halo style lights thin enough to mount within the 1 1/2″ space created by strapping a ceiling with 2X material?The new canless LED Halo style lights look super thin and would seem mountable into drywall attached to 2x4 or 2x3 furring strips placed flat side up below a nice…
- Exterior Foam Board and Dimple MatI’m working on a new house foundation with a partial basement. For the basement I’m going to use damp proofing with 2” of foam board insulation and a dimple mat…
- Protecto LWM200 vs TK-Hydromax 2002 VOC Is there a real difference?
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Attic Insulation
Attic Insulation is Our First Step If your home is new, or existing, you need to consider the most forgotten part of a home construction or renovation project-your attic insulation! Today we are very lucky, as we can completely tighten … Continue reading →
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