Recent Q&A

• Another dryer vent question

  New construction, zone 2, 10 miles from Gulf Coast. Trying to decide how to vent the gas dryer. The house has a three feet tall (to bottom of floor joists)…

• Standing-Seam Metal Roof Options

  New build, zone 2, 50 miles south of Houston, 10 miles from the coast (so in Texas hurricane zone "Inland 1"). Several gable end roofs on the house. All rafters…

• Another stem wall damp proofing question

  New construction, zone 2, south of Houston. The house has a full slab foundation with the top of the slab 18" above natural ground. The house has a crawl space…

• Porch subfloor options

  Trying to come up with a covered, screened porch flooring solution for a new build. The porch is about 8'x54' (long covered porch across the front of the house). The…

• Insulating and Air-Sealing Around Exhaust Vent Pipe in Conditioned Attic

  New build, zone 2A. Conditioned/unvented attic... Roof design is a standard gable-end roof that extends (on one of the "non-gable side") over a covered porch. The porch will have a…

• Rainscreen questions

  新的构建,区域2。.. Using Zip system, maybe Zip-R and making sure a good job of air sealing the Zip sheathing and all wall penetrations is done. Most of the…

• Porch fireplace chase going thru conditioned attic space

  新的构建,区域2。计划需要一个预制的ed fireplace on the back screened porch, i.e., outside the building envelope. To be clear, the FP opening will be accessible from…

• Insulation for Pretty Good House Goals

  New construction, zone 2, about 50 miles south of Houston, 10 miles from the gulf coast. 98% of the homes in this area are built and insulated the same way…

• Crawlspace insulation

  Zone 2, southeast Texas, 10 miles from the coast, new home construction...The house will have a slab on grade foundation, with the foundation floor about 15"-18" above natural ground level.…

• Difficulty finding spray foam company for new construction

  New home (not yet started), zone 2, 50 miles south of Houston, 10 miles from the coast...The home will have a closed crawl space. The walls and under-roof insulation will…