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...how to fix it! Thank you Condensation in the home is bad news for sure, but for the moment you have two subjects here. One is the condensation issues , the seco...

...toy, we missed this question - you may want to look for natural pools inspiration here - or we also have a useful page about how to save energy for swimming poo...

...to raise any wood flooring above the surface of the concrete. As for appliance leaks, there are a couple of easy steps you can take to prevent damage – place ...

...How much money do we need? Any ideas or brainstorms are welcome. An Earthship is not an affordable home to build, nor is it a sensible, comfortable or durable o...

...How to ventilate pitched roof homes in hot and humid coastal climate?

...how to cut / fill our slightly sloped lot and whether we need a retaining wall, and how this relates to our choice of foundation. I've been looking at the Legal...

...how to build basements properly - How to insulate a basement and protect it against water damage and flooding Bulk water directed towards your foundation wi...

...to be clear when you say the 'top of the Roxul', the top horizontal edge of the slab insulation has more insulation sitting on top, so there is no exposed 'top'...

...to add comfort board or similar to outside of SIP, and if so how do u deal with window set back?

How would you determine the thickness for a new construction of a slab on grade that will have only liquid forces acting down on it? I don’t know what you mean...

...to you to choose wisely. One of the best ways to choose any kind of contractor is to get referrals from friends, family members and colleagues. They will more t...

...to do. ie: how/where to buy land, how to get professionals involved. I don't even know what I need. But I do know my mental health and how covid has made so man...

...to feed pre-heated or pre-cooled air into an HRV. They work well to help reduce heating and cooling costs, however, there are air quality concerns if they are n...

...to gas simply to alert occupants to a leak. We have no option but to suggest you err on the side of caution, I just can't help you with how. As for the heater...

...to incorporate as much green homer building techniques into the new house as possible. I don't know how to go about locating a competent builder, any ideas? Tha...

...how I can build a passive house in Boston on a tight budget? Local builders here are too expensive. Thank you We can’t help you find local builders, but some of...

...to build a house but I don’t really have an idea of how to price it out, is there a metric for figuring out what it will cost per square foot? I plan to have it...

...To stop your chimney from being a major source of heat loss you need to insulate inside the chimney from the top and bottom, in addition to insulating the exter...