[Edited]Alright, maybe not quite 99, but I have a lot to fix in this 140-year-old house. I've done a ton of reading on this site, and just want to make…
I bought an old Victorian home in southeast PA (zone 4/5) and the roof currently only has R-19 fiberglass batts in the rafters with no baffles. Some areas have loose…
I'm in the process of purchasing an old Victorian home in Zone 4A/5A. It has a very large unfinished basement (2,000 sf and 11-foot ceilings), which has a significant amount…
Considering EIFS on a new house in zone 4/5, and I have a question about the effect the ventilated drainage gap has on the R-Value, since it's behind the EPS.…
I'm in the early stages of planning a new house, and wondering what you all would recommend for an exterior wall system that's clad in a thin brick veneer? Here…
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99 Insulation Problems
[Edited]Alright, maybe not quite 99, but I have a lot to fix in this 140-year-old house. I've done a ton of reading on this site, and just want to make…
Adding insulation to a slate roof
I bought an old Victorian home in southeast PA (zone 4/5) and the roof currently only has R-19 fiberglass batts in the rafters with no baffles. Some areas have loose…
Basement insulation
I'm in the process of purchasing an old Victorian home in Zone 4A/5A. It has a very large unfinished basement (2,000 sf and 11-foot ceilings), which has a significant amount…
EIFS and total R-values
Considering EIFS on a new house in zone 4/5, and I have a question about the effect the ventilated drainage gap has on the R-Value, since it's behind the EPS.…
Good wall systems for a brick veneer?
I'm in the early stages of planning a new house, and wondering what you all would recommend for an exterior wall system that's clad in a thin brick veneer? Here…