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• Roof ventilation channel outboard of decking: NBC compliant?

  Context: I'm building a small three-season cottage in southeastern Manitoba (Climate Zone 7A). It is anticipated to get limited if any wintertime use. I've attached an image of the vaulted…

• Canadian Model Codes now available for free

  This is not a question, but I thought folks might be interested to know that the Canadian model codes (Building Code, Energy Code, Plumbing Code, and Fire Code) are (finally)…

• Air-sealing a metal chimney

  Hello GBA community, I have a question about air-sealing an ICC Excel chimney servicing a woodstove in Manitoba, Canada:

• Interior Parge on Nexcem Stemwall? (Conditioned Crawlspace)

  大家好,我是建一个use for my sister-in-law in Southeastern Manitoba (Climate zone 7a, Canadian Shield terrain). The foundation wall is formed with Nexcem (formerly Durisol) forms, which…