...framing as they seem pretty green? What does anyone think?
(Great website BTW) You went to a lumber yard for help choosing the right wood for framing and they...
...framing to use in order to reduce carbon emissions/ embodied energy/ wasted material? Is traditional stick frame with dimensional lumber better than using engin...
I want to save money on my build so I am considering slab on grade 2 story rather than the allowable 2 1/2 story with SIPS. Most of the builders I've talked ar...
...framing depends on a lot things, everything from your design, local building codes, and what lumber is available nearby. Here is our page all about choosing the...
...framing, insallation, interior and exterior walls. Termites and woodrot have eaten the exterior walls posts and beams. And as it is 15 ft in the air with sun ex...
...framing, not directly onto the concrete wall so the house can breath. What is the right course of action? Thank you Can you please explain a bit better what the...
...framing with fiberglass insulation, vapour barrier and drywall. Everything I've researched including articles on this site suggest this is the wrong approach. I...
...framing was rotten in multiple areas and the insulation was full of mold behind the vapor barrier. The scariest part is that our house was only built in 2007!
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...framing. i read an article that was spacing TJIs at 4' oc and ws wondering how big a cavity can be efectively dense packed?
Larsen trusses with cellulose insu...
...framing (filled with rockwool batt), and then drywall. Which one of these approaches should I use?
1) Sandwich multiple EPS pieces againt rim joists/cripple w...
...framing that is part of the exterior wall?
Does this go against the plumbing code or do I have enough insulation with the 2” of eps (and some of the mineral w...
...framing, (bottom plate N0T in direct contact with concrete floor but iso is) Stud bays properly filled with Roxul/rockwool insulation, NO poly vapor barrier & ½...
...framing goes on. Then additional bats or Rock Wool boards installed between the frame stuctures. I do not want to finish the basement any time soon, but I want ...
...framing is actually sheathed with a buffalo board type of material on the exterior rather than OSB (I'm assuming the builders saved a few dollars by using such ...
...framing with fiberglass. The sheathing was 7/16 asphalt sheathing with an exterior stained plywood on top (with batten strips).
We have restained it several t...
...framing and then installing fiberglass insulation. When he began drywalling he noticed moisture behind the fiberglass on the secrion of the wall that is above g...
...framing a 2x4 wall, then adding Rockwool. Unfortunately, due to some areas, like stairs and a laundry room which I’m not planning to demo, I’m unable to continu...
...framing, then install mineral wool and mold resistant drywall and paint with latex paint. Floor would be dimpled mat over concrete slab and vinyl plank flooring...
