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June 7, 2013

I'm venting to the outside the cold air that my heat pump water heater generates. Because of constraints, I can only use 3 1/4" x 10" ducting, and the best…

June 7, 2013

Hi, in Oregon there is a section in their Energy Code not permitting blown-in insulation in attics are have a <4:12 pitched roof & <44" space at the ridge. I…

June 5, 2013

I insulated my attic with  cellulose but didn't put vapor barrier on . I wonder if I counld install vapor barrier inside the house by add another layer of drywall?

June 4, 2013

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May 28, 2013

May 8, 2013

I am remodeling a bathroom in an older home, which seems to have been an enclosed porch at one point and had some major moisture issues. After tearing through layers…

May 6, 2013

I've got two door-sized exterior panels of single pane decorative glass (clear, but frosted with a deeply sculpted pattern from the 1960s). When the sun hits it, it is like a…

May 6, 2013

Carol and I looked at a couple of houses today. Both houses we looked at were older houses with low efficiency natural gas furnaces and gas water heaters. And in…

May 6, 2013

My roofer says he wants to use foiled back decking on my re-roofing job (we have to tear off old wood shingles and add new decking.) Any comments on whether…

April 16, 2013

Hello All, This is the first time I have posted anything here so please be patient with me. I am a DIY'er who is in the process of finishing a…