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Looking at various products, while on a budget (who isn't these days?!). I'm trying to stick to about .80¢/square foot, so products like Blueskin VP100 (33 perms) and Grip-rite ProWrap…

How do I combine my mini split and ERV, in my tight house in the humid southern summer? The mini split struggles to dehumidify with my high ceilings, even with…

I'm trying to decide between Hardie plank Board and batten and corrugated vertical steel siding on the gable end of my two story house. Colorado climate zone 5. the wall…

Hi All! First time posting on this forum, but I have learned a lot from other threads here. We built a 20x20 timber frame house in 2016.  A local contractor…

A discussion with the author of the recent book Against the Grain: Mass Timber in the Home

Any advice would be appreciated . Had a wireless internet line installed and buried next to my foundation , well it was placed on the ground because its  path was…

Each individual component has their own challenges, combining all three requires proper planning and execution

I'm building an addition for a client and the concrete contractor let me know damp proofing the interior of the garage foundation walls is required by code. I looked at…

Does anyone here have experience or thoughts on using panelized walls and a trussed roof assembled on the ground (all craned into place) as a way to add a second…

Question about roof ventilation for a garage with house partially above it. For the 10' gable at the front, ridge ventilation could be added but not the back 16' as…

Dear GBA Crew,We're building an elevated single family home in Brooklyn, NY, climate zone 4A, humid, subtropical, FEMA A Zone,  about a quarter mile from NY Harbor.  Per NYC code…

I am in the insulation phase of an addition project to my house and ran into a question regarding the daylight basement insulation. The below grade walls are furred out…

A dehumidifier produces heat. A heat pump water heater consumes heat. They're a pretty good match for each other when you put them in the same room, because they kind…

HiI’m having new windows installed at my home in Omaha, NE (zone 5A). I’m an amateur DIY’er, but I’ve never installed windows before so my contractor is doing the installs.…

We are building a house near St. Paul MN and we have a double wall consisting of 8" SIP panels with Neopor GPS on the outside (R40) and a 2x4…

Building an outdoor sauna with therm mod siding over a rain screen.  My question is about attaching the furring strips. I will be using 1/2" by 3" furring strips over…

I was going to use hurricane ties for roof trusses on my workshop. They're not required by code, but I figured for about $100 in materials, why not? The framer…

GBA's new editor tries to prove he's up for the job (spoiler alert: he is).

In this article by Martin Holladay from 2017 https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/insulation/exterior-rigid-foam-thin (see attached image), he shows a diagram with R19 batt and min R 11.25 outside with the dew point landing in…

These questions may seem very nit-picky, but I want to finish this project right.I have a relatively large steel building (zone 4) that will partially be used for "living" space. …