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• Low Ceiling Rubble Stone Basement Help

  Looking for opinions on the below plan. I think I’ve read all of the articles, but there are some hard choices when it comes to these old houses!Goal: Dry, warmish,…

• Minisplit on Ice

  It’s been colder than usual and snowy here as it has been many other place (0 at night, 10 in the day, zone 4a). This picture is of a 24kbtu…

• Open-cell spray foam under a flat roof

  I am finally at the insulation stage on my drawn out renovation of a 1905 all brick 2 family. The roof already has 4 inches of polyiso above the roof…

• Fujitsu Medium Static Ducted Minisplits

  Anyone heard anything about the new Fujitsu Mid Static ducted units in the US? They look awesome. 12,18,24,30,36,42 and 48k RGLXD series units rated down to -5F The 24RGLXD for example…

• Fujitsu Ducted Split

  Any recommendations for a Fujitsu Ducted Split installer in St Louis? (9/12/18RLFCD)I'm having a little trouble locating someone.

• Insulation and mechanical plan critique for 115-year-old retrofit

  Currents State: - Zone 4A (st louis). Heating design temp 10F / Cooling 93F -1700 sq foot 2nd floor rental apartment -3 wythe thick brick walls (12 inches) -Low slope…

• Insulating a brick wall against a stairwell

  We just finished gutting all plaster/lath on a 1905 brick apartment and I'm trying to figure out one insulation detail: The entry stairwell is directly against a brick wall and…

• Mini Split in 1905 All Brick Home

  I’m looking for a bit of help selecting a mini split setup for my historic district 1905 all brick 2 family home. This will be part of a major major…

• Historic renovation

  This might be the first of many questions I for this community. I've been lurking for awhile and heard about this site from the guys on FHB.