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January 23, 2003

My wife and I are building a new home in Abilene, Texas. I am using structural insulated panels on the walls and roof. Having spent premium dollars to get top…

January 23, 2003

A house has two equal RFH zones of 1200 ft, one for the left side, and one for the right side. 4 in slab. House is symmetrical, so no building…

January 23, 2003

I have a insulation question for my 1913 home in MN, I pulled down all the lath and plaster ceilings and walls and can hear every little noise in the…

January 23, 2003

My 1967 vintage house is wired with aluminum.  Worse yet it has a Zinsco Breaker panel.   After going to replace a DP 20 amp breaker for $50 I have decided to…

January 23, 2003

A recent article in Fine Homebuilding mentions "smoke pencils" but no supplier. These items are used to make a puff of smoke which is used to track down air leaks…

January 23, 2003

Any suggestions on who supplies a 200Amp service panel that holds 40 circuit breakers, but is only 24inches high? The location of my existing panel in the basement has 24in…

January 23, 2003

I need to insulate an exterior wall.  I want to do this from the outside of the house by removing the 3/8 sheathing. I am already going to change the siding…

January 22, 2003

Greetings - Several of my neighbors in the Washington DC metro area are considering having their supply and fixture feed piping lined with epoxy from a company called Ace-Duraflo.  This…

January 22, 2003

Heya, Folks; The fella I'm working for is trying to hook up his radiant floor heating system.  It consists of a hot water heater, a pump, manifold, and runs of…

January 22, 2003

With my furnace being in the attic, all my supply diffusers are in the ceiling. The duct contractor included some round diffusers with the package, so I installed them. I…