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August 29, 2024

Hi! I have a small recreational A-frame cabin in Baring, Washington.  This is in climate zone 4, right near the crest of the Cascade Mountains where it changes to zone 5. …

August 26, 2024

I would like to forego a kitchen hood or downdraft exhaust and simply use an old-fashioned through wall exhaust to eliminate kitchen odors and heat. I'd like to locate it…

August 20, 2024

After reading and watching everything I can on flash and batt (the good and bad), I still have one lingering question that no-one has addressed and I hope someone here…

August 17, 2024

We have an 1890s home in northeast Wisconsin we use in the summer but leave unheated the rest of the year.  It has narrow and wide clapboard siding. It was…

August 10, 2024

I have a 60 year old home that needs new siding and sheathing. It also needs insulation because there is absolutely none between the studs. When the old siding and the…

August 4, 2024

I live in south Louisiana with a recently purchased 90s home where there are several attic access areas- some small for storage & 2 just to house the hvac equipment.…

July 31, 2024

i am building a slab on grade house. i am putting in hydronic in floor heating.in my discussion with the electrician, he said i should put in electric in floor heating…

July 30, 2024

I'm putting on an addition to my home. Looking for advice on insulation. I'm on Lake Erie and get severe winters. I'm doing closed cell spray foam in the walls.…

July 29, 2024

Bathroom remodeler here.  I have a client who has severe ice damn issues in their master bathroom.  There are vaulted ceilings which have peeling paint and clear signs of moisture.…

July 29, 2024

I've been rebuilding a cabin on the Oregon coast that's 2-story, 1200 sq ft with 2x4 construction, and this will be the first time it's ever been insulated.Roof is 20-year…