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I've designed a one-story, cathedral-ceiling timber-frame addition for my home.  I live in climate zone 4A. It is a seismically active area (seismic zone D1) in Southern Illinois.  I'm leery…

Hello,The front side of our house has a cathedral ceiling while the back is an open attic.There is a dormer window that blocks the flow of air through 3 rafters…

I’ve found some interesting discussions regarding locating rafters when installing exterior insulation, but nailbase panels are just lightly glued on to osb or plywood and they all recommend installation into…

A case study report from the NREL shows the importance of selecting materials and construction practices that reduce carbon emissions in homebuilding

Designing our barndominium.Is the below correct wall section for Zone 5 central OH?We will have an insulated radiant slab, vented roof with shingles and R49 fiberglass blown insulation. Wall height…

howdy ya'll, I've got a 90 year old home in sunny 3C climate zone. I'm updating my HVAC and attic, and wondering if I need to add ventilation.Right now I've got…

In a small (825 ft.²) 1979, slab-on-grade house in urban Oregon that I did blower tests on, I'm finding readings that seem surprisingly high (~850 CFM50), though the house has…

I am in Montana (zone 6) and wondering if this system would work. I am trying to avoid overly complicated pieces of equipment, like combi-boilers. Since my groundwater is 36…

Hi everyone, I'm down that rabbit hole where many of you have already been and others will eventually be - looking through Mitsubishi's submittals and technical specification documents to get…

I am looking for guidance, insight, or feedback from those with experience on my solution for ventilation/air exchanges.  Our home is under construction, ICF primarily, and I am owner-builder.  Heating and…

Homeowner in Long Island, NY. wouldlike to put vinyl siding on my house in a dark color. I know in the past that was a bad idea because of fading…

I just finished room-by-room manual J for my house., which is many decades old and will soon get roll-on wrb + continuous exterior insulation (we also bought new windows and…

We are installing a standing seam metal roof. Was thinking of getting some exterior polyiso insulation under the roof at the same time. This is the installation we are considering…

Homeowner in Long Island ny. I live in a house with very few overhangs that doesn’t get a lot of sun in a part of country that gets a good…

We're in zone 4A. The county next to us is 3A.We are trying to insulate a barn roof to reduce solar radiation in the summer and make it possible to…

At my wives grandparents house in New England, built in the 1700’s. Her grandpa was showing me some of the old details of the house. Anyone ever heard of this…

I have a very old house built into a hillside. The basement is living space (kitchen and dining room). Underneath the kitchen is a 10x16 sub-basement (which might be considered…

Moved into new 630 sq ft home, 1 bed/1bath. Ducted mini-split. ERV. Indoor humidity ~84%! ERV set at 20 cfm; reduced from 40 cfm with no change. Indoor temp 70,…

Do I need to remove window and install sill pan or flashing?I removed trim around my windows to find water saturated OSB and also found that the windows were installed…