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Hello all, we are building a home in zone six, slab on grade. Builder wants to use a superior walls, precast, for the frost wall.  Not knowing how we would…

I have some doubts about the effectiveness of vapor variable membranes such as intello and similar products. My concern is in winter with a warm humid interior such as a…

Although we know how to build healthy, comfortable, durable homes, mostly we don’t … but not because it’s too expensive

Insulating a metal building with metal studs on a metal trailer bed and a metal exterior. Figuring out insulation is driving me insane. thermal bridging, air gaps, vapor barriers. I…

Hello, I'm trying to work through a plan for my garage and sealing it up. The previous owner built somewhat of a frankensteins monster with a garage that then had…

The first post of a new series from Passive House Accelerator's founder, Michael Ingui

First time posting on something like this so please bear with me. In central Kentucky, climate zone 4A: 2 story 1984 Cape Cod style home with perforated foil faced foam…

We have designed a house for climate zone 7 in Wyoming. To prevent any thermal bridging we are going to wrap the exterior walls and roofs with two layers of…

I bought and moved (yes, moved) a house earlier this year my property and the builder/owner spray-foamed the bottom side of the sub flooring to keep it warm during the…

Trigger warning, intentional diminishing returns.Hello everyone, After years of taking in content from GBA, BS and beer show, FHA podcast, Joe listberek, the Unbuild it crew, I've finally got a house…

One simple step that can improve your indoor air quality

Hello, I'm building a 2200 sq ft single-story ranch home in Maine, Zone 6, R-30 walls, R-60 blown-in flat attic. Half the house (Kitchen, dining, LR, laundry, office) will be on…

So I'm converting an old cottage into a small lofted ADU that I plan to live in for a few years. It's an around 350 square foot building made out…

My contractor uses form-a-drain - thoughts on this in a high radon zone? is it better to have a separate radon pipe? I’m not sure how I feel about form-a-drain…

I’m finally installing my exterior foam - 2x6 wall7/16 osbtyvek commercial wrapdrain wrap2 layers of 1” xps and one 1/2” layer of xps for r-13, taping outermost seam1x4 furring stripsin…

Hello,What’s going on with my 3 1/2 year old Mitsubishi MSZ-FS09NA head install? This corrosion can’t be normal. I purchased Mitsubishi over Fujitsu to avoid this exact scenario. There is…

Last winter I opted to use a console type humidifier to boost the indoor humidity of our well-insulated and carefully air-sealed new home (apparently the wife and I don't take…

Learn when safety glass is required, how to identify it, and the testing process

Hey hope everyone is doing well. I’m renovating a new bathroom 5x8 in the second floor. Everything down to the studs. I plan on using cement board for a 32x60…

Hello, my name is Alex from Kansas City, MO.   I've read many of the knee wall / devil's triangle posts on here but was left a little unsure of the…