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• 金属壁板- window head flashing detail

  OK this keeps resurfacing so I thought I would see what others have come up with. When using metal siding (corrugated or sim.) dealing with the window head always seems…

• Stone (not veneer) over 3″ rigid continuous exterior insulation

  Has anyone done this/have a detail/masonry clip supplier for installing stone over a continuous 3" exterior insulation system (2x6 w sheathing) load bearing wall ? I am in climate zone…

• Low slope residential roof vent question

  Climate zone 7, lots of snow (high rockies) Is it worth venting over the top of the sheathing to prevent ice damming on a 60' long metal roof with a…

• Zip wall insulation ratio question

  I am considering using insulated "Zip System R-sheathing" on a project to save some labor$$. From a building science standpoint I am somewhat unsure. I am in Zone 7. Ideally,…

• Bathroom vent fan with ERV/HRV in older house that isn’t the tightest.

  Performing a remodel/energy bolster on an older 700 sf house. I don't want to go through the trouble of a whole house balance vent system. I am considering a bathroom…

• Square timber cabin “efficiency update”

  Have a square face (6"x6") existing chinked square timber cabin. (Much to my surprise, it had T-111 over it). Climate zone 7, dry, cold, high rocky mountains (7000ft). My original…

• Exterior EPS foam fasteners?

  Does anyone have a recommendation for fasteners for exterior foam application? I am applying 6-7" of exterior EPS foam in two layers (2x3", overlapping joints). Ideally I am looking for…

• Input on Triangle Tube boiler products

  Does anyone have any experiences, positive or negative, regarding Triangle Tube boilers? Thanks.

• Insulated fire rated garage man door?

  Does anyone have a source for a good insulated 20 min rated door (for garage access from a residence)?

• Stacking SIPs and nailbase for superinsulation

  I have a passive house project in the Colorado Rockies and need heaps of insulation to make the numbers work (R-90 walls, R-120 roof). A local supplier has polyurethane SIPs…