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• Best adhesive for Visqueen lapped to concrete block?

  Looking for an adhesive to stick my 6 mil visqueen vapor barrier to the concrete block stem wall. I want to lap the visqueen up about 6 inches. I have…

• Mfg. home, block skirt insulation

  I am setting a 25x65 mfg home on a full slab foundation in zone 5+, high desert Cascades. I will be putting in a 3 course cement block "skirt" with…

• Make up air for clothes dryer; exhaust only system

  In new construction with an exhaust only ventilation system, is there a need for a make up air source for an electric clothes dryer. I am toying with the idea…

• Detail for stone veneer

  I am looking for a wall framing detail that includes a stone veneer face over 1" ridged insulation. It seems to me that after a rain screen detail over the…

• 通风屋顶insulation

  For a vacation home in a 5b zone, does it make sense to put exterior rigid insulation (1" xps) under a standing seam metal roof? This will have a vented…