Blog
My concern is lead contamination vs plastic contamination in water going through a kitchen faucet. Delta faucets use core and shell construction, so that pex lines run from the valves (my hot and cold are compression fit copper lines) through the body of the metal shell to the tip of the spout. The water only […]
I have some steel stud interior partition walls going in a building (climate zone 4) that has zoned heating/cooling. I would like to handle the insulation properly. There are basically two types of walls: A. Walls that divide conditioned space from conditioned space (might be a moderate discrepancy in temperature based on zoning). B. Walls […]
Hi all! We live just outside Halifax, NS, Canada, climate Zone 6. We are putting up a new building, and I have a question about vapour retarders. Our wall buildout (interior–>exterior) on the ground level is: drywall, 2×6 framed cavities with Rockwool R24 ComfortBatt insulation, sheathing, VaproShield barrier (orange frogskin), Rockwool ComfortBoard 80 R6 exterior […]
This article explores the construction of 12 new 3D-printed homes in Austin, Texas, built by ICON, a building-technology company focused on faster, more precise, and less wasteful residential construction. Using gantry-style printers, concrete walls are printed with embedded rebar and cavities for plumbing, wiring, and insulation, creating a fully structural assembly capable of withstanding natural […]
I have plans for a timber frame structure on a slab. Is it possible to run romex in the loft — over the t and g and structural joists, and below a plywood subfloor covered with carpet? I was hoping to add running boards parallel to the t and g and straight into the joists. […]