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• HRV selection

  Finishing up a zone 5 pretty good house ~4000 sq foot home with a wall stackup of (exterior to interior) 2" XPS (taped/staggered seams) -> 1/2 inch plywood -> 2x4…

• Central fan integrated supply + Range Hood/Make-up air

  Building a "pretty-good" house in Zone 5 * 2" exterior foam with taped and staggered seams * r-15 mineral wool in interior * attic will be conditioned with 4" closed…

• 的意见s sought on window details

  Building a "good" house in zone-5. Current plans are to use 2x4 framing with plywood sheathing, then two 1" layers of reclaimed foam, 1/2 thick furring for a rain screen…

• Do sumps pumps and drain tiles create a self fulfilling prophecy?

  This may seem like an odd question so let me explain myself, and to be clear it is mostly philosophical and out of curiosity. I own/have owned/lived in many different…

• Issue with HardiBoard over exterior foam and strapping

  I will be building new soon and found a builder willing to do 1.5-2" of external foam (zone 5) our plan is either brick veneer or a craftsman style with…