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Hi, I am a homeowner trying to figure out how to insulate the attic and room below of part of a old 1.5 story house in Minnesota, zone 6a on the most recent map (zone 7 previously). I have a general plan but still have a few questions that I have not been able to […]
I have a bit of a conundrum regarding venting of my (proposed) house build. The house is a fairly straightforward rectangle, with a 6/12 gable roof. No hips, valleys or dormers. Located in BC, CZ 6. Required venting design to BC Building Code would be for “a vent area of not less than 1/300 […]
“Does the rigid foam have to go directly on the studs under the sheathing like zip” NO It would not be allow. Zip can do it because they jumped thru the hoops to get their product approved. Random combinations of material are unlikely to perform as well as the highly engineered and thoroughly tested commercial […]
Hi all, I’ve lurked on GBA for a while but this is my first time posing a question.I’m working with a client to convert an indoor pool room into a great room, and part of that scope is to build a new wood floor with warmboard radiant panels over the existing pool/patio. Old house in Climate […]
I guess I wasn’t clear about the ductwork. I would use a heat pump hot water heater that has a round duct inlet and outlet for either ducting to outside or some other space. I would run the ERV exhaust duct basically into the heat pump inlet duct. I would run the heat pump outlet […]