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Contractor Forgot Strongwall Panel Anchors
I just found out from our GC that the concrete sub didn't place the anchor bolts for the Simpson Strongwall panels.The GC is looking for a solution.I am wondering if…
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attic mold
The north side of the attic roof has mold. I live in the northeast. Pictures are attached. After some research, I think that the problem is a combination of nails…
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Thoughts on 90% RH in a crawlspace? San Francisco Zone 3 Marine.
I'm working with a building that regularly clocks over 90% RH in the crawlspace, in an area where typical crawl RH is in the 60% range.The last significant rains were over…
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Slab Insulation Retrofit
Hello, I have been hired to remodel a basement addition that was built on an existing slab. When the plumbers cut out some of the slab, we realized that there…
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Crushed Granite and Radon
Hello,I am designing a home in Maine and we will be laying down and compacting a 6 inch layer of gravel this season in anticipation of doing the foundation next…
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Space Between Windows and Framing
Not completely filling spaces around windows due to pressure: I remember reading something, somewhere (perhaps here) that one should not fill up the entire space between the windows and framing…
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Shingled Roof Installation Errors?
The row overlap “reveal” manufacturers' spec is 5-5/8”. Shingle face reveals are 4.5” prevalent throughout rows. Eave overlap is as much as 2”. Manufacturers spec is 1/2”-3/4”. I can see…
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Is HRV the solution?
I live in a house built in 1925, we are in Massachusetts. We added spray foam to the attic. We have high velocity A/C (two units, one in attic and…
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Stucco and weep screed
New construction on wood frame here in zone 2 Texas. My stucco guys installed house wrap and 7/16 rainscreen behind the weep screed. On two walls stucco terminates in casing…
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Rigid Foam Board Insulation on a Cathedral Ceiling
I have a A Frame Timber Frame constructed house in Alaska that was built in 1978. Looking to repair an issue (hole) in the roof and add insulation to prevent…