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Hi all,I have a small finished porch that I am redoing.  The porch currently has heat but is not air conditioned – I plan to add air conditioning.  The porch was closed in over 10 years ago, but not sure exactly when.  I know there are a few spots with water entry and bug damage. […]

I’ve designed and been building my home with a building envelope along the exterior – foundation, basement/crawl space concrete floor, walls, and including the roof sheathing.  As such, it has a sealed/unvented attic and crawl space, with each divided into about 5 separate spaces.  Rather than rely upon passive ‘leaks’ throughout the ceiling for instance, […]

I’m currently in the planning stage for my new house, climate zone 6a.  I would like to use attic trusses to add additional conditioned space to the house since the site does not allow for a basement. The truss design is attached below. I plan on site building a 1.5” ventilation channel from eve to […]

We’re building a detached garage/hobby outbuilding in Ontario Canada (cold climate) that will be reasonably airtight and insulated aside from an 18 ft overhead door. The 2×6 sill plate sits on a concrete stem wall, protected with Resisto tape. I read that this spot where slab meets framing meets door opening is a common spot for […]

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I am planning to build this summer and am about to submit my request form for electrical service, and I’m wondering if 200A will be enough. My situation:* Climate zone 8 (interior Alaska)* ~2000 square feet* induction stove, electric dryer* Hydronic oil heating, with future upgrade to a heat pump as soon as R290 refrigerant […]