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• Moisture in Vented Low-Sloped Shed Roof

  Hello I'm having an issues with a roof assembly that we constructed last year (Newfoundland, Zone 6). It was part of a home that the client was renovating. I'd like…

• Exhaust only crawl space

  Hello,I'm a reno contractor in Newfoundland, Canada. We often do small additions to homes and end up creating small crawl spaces.Our strategy is to bring the new crawl space into…

• Air Barrier Location

  I'm in the process of beginning our new home in the next few weeks. We're located up in Newfoundland, Canada, just around St. John's. We're planning on incorporating a double…

• Suggestions for house plans

  Hello again, Moving on from the great heating advice that we recieved a while back from you guys on here, we're carrying on with the design of our new home.…

• Is in-floor radiant heat and a stand-alone wood stove a good idea?

  Happy New years to everyone! This year myself and my partner are planning on starting a new home in the spring here on the east coast of Newfoundland. It's a…

• Electric radiant heat, extra insulation

  Hello. I've installed electric radiant heat in a customer's kitchen which is partially over a laundry room and partially over a crawl space. Crawl space is well insulated with 2"…

• Insulating kitchen extension

  Hello, We've been batting around a few ideas for an upcoming project. It's an older house in eastern Canada and the owner is taking in half of the attached garage…

• Trapping moisture in the wall

  Hello all, I stay here on the east coast of Canada in a moist, cool climate and am looking into rigid insulation to boost the overall r-value of the wall…