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Keeping Water Out of Walls: Housewrap and Beyond
Learn about the different styles of water-resistive barrier available.
Vapor: Pressure, Permeance, and Permeability
High-performance builder Ben Bogie presents a few mental visuals to help understand that elusive moisture menace.
The Case for Continuous Insulation
Building codes now recognize the increasing use of exterior rigid foam insulation.
Insulating a Wood-Framed Floor Assembly
For better energy performance, homes built on piers, rooms above garages, and cantilevered bays need properly air-sealed and insulated floors.
Insulating Rim Joists
Use rigid foam or spray foam, not fiberglass or mineral wool
Three Ways to Insulate a Basement Wall
For interior foundation insulation, the safest choices include rigid foam board and spray polyurethane foam.
Foam-Free Insulated Foundations
If you want to avoid foam insulation, you can use semi-rigid mineral wool—or you can build your house on piers.
Insulating Basement Walls with Embedded Joists
If the ends of your floor joists are embedded in the foundation walls, assess the situation carefully before you insulate.
Five Cathedral Ceilings That Work
As long as you pay attention to minimum code requirements for R-values, these cathedral ceiling details can be used in all climate zones.
Insulating Tight Spaces at the Eaves
There are no easy solutions to this all-too-common problem in older houses.

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