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Insulation in Shallow Crawl Space Zone 6
Dear GBA Team,We are building a new house on an existing foundation in Zone 6. We inherited a foundation & crawl space that is super shallow at 14" - we…
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Where to buy stock building plans that are actually good?
Does anyone know of a website where one can purchase stock drawing packages with well designed construction details or does this not exist?I need to design a detached garage and…
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Old Barn Wall Assembly
I’m working on a 2 story 2,400 sq ft barn with traditional framing on 24” centers that was built in approximately the 40’s. Someone slapped a bunch of OSB on…
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Insulating garage and laundry room in Florida (Concrete blocks and wood)
I am looking to insulate my garage and adjacent laundry room. I will buy insulated garage door as well. I am in Gainesville, FL, just installed tiles and painted, using…
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Variation of Slab Free Foundation
I have done a few slabless "floating floors" for clients wherein rigid foam is placed on compacted crushed stone, then two layers of subfloor, then the finished floor. I like…
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Bookish Question
I've been approached by a retired librarian/author to build a small outbuilding on his property (Northwest Vermont, zone 6) in order to store his books. In searching for ways to…
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Programming an ERV to regulate balanced air pressure?
I don’t understand why depressurization has not been solved yet. When it comes to ERVs - can they not be programmed to respond to air pressure or at least programmed…
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Stucco Paint – Acrylic or Elastomeric?
What is the best paint to use on exterior stucco. Located in the desert southwest and it is an ICF house with a fiber-reinforced conventional stucco.Some say acrylic and others…
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Insulating Historic Texas Home
I live in a 1910 stick-frame home in Texas that is completely uninsulated. We are fixing the pier and beam foundation right now so this is an opportune moment to…
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Air sealing rimfieldstone foundation from exterior
Recently had my home air sealed and insulated by MassSave but I can still feel air coming through in places. In new builds, I see liquid flashing being applied at…