Recent Q&A

• Should we seal the Carrera marble tile in our shower?

  We have installed honed Carrera marble tile in our shower and are wondering whether folks advise sealing the tile? Our builder advises against it, claiming that water always gets behind…

• Use of rigid foam board below grade

  This is Holly's husband Roger. So i'm going to be renovating an older home with a spray foam thermal envelope to be quite energy efficient shortly. I recently met at…

• LED UC and accent lights

  Hey there, We are finishing up our new home construction and are looking at different LED kitchen light options. We have installed 3000K LED Juno canned lights in the ceiling…

• Natural stone tile and 24″ joists

  Hi there, we are building a new house and the second floor is on 24" joists. We have put down thin set mortar, backerboard, followed by electric tile heat and…

• Testing driveway for SRI?

  我们有一个混凝土与水泥车道/ slag mixture. we don't have any documentation on the SRI (solar reflectance index). how can we test it to see if we achieve…

• Refrigerators and Dual Fuel Range

  Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a new refrigerator- we are looking at Liebherr due to their BioFresh drawers, environmental commitment and looks but want to check on…

• Central vacuum system recommendation?

  My husband and I are building a new construction green home in NC and want to install a central vacuum system. We were wondering if you have any recommendations between…