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Hi All, New member here. First a little background on myself. I have been an HVAC contractor all my life so going on 35+ years now. I run an honest heating and cooling calculation on all my project to size my equipment. Recently I have been running into insulation contractors spraying about 6″ of open […]
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We are renovating a 1914 bungalow in coastal Maine. The house is currently opened up to the studs, so we are making final decisions about insulation and air sealing. I’m looking for advice on whether we should address the basement now as part of the renovation, or leave it mostly uninsulated for the time being […]
I’m working on an exterior remodel of an old 1940’s house in zone 6B. We are removing old vinyl siding, the putting up new housewrap -> some new windows -> 1.5″ rockwool insulation -> 1×4 rainscreen -> extension jambs -> 1×8 horizontal lap wood siding. The most common method seems to be installing trim first, […]
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