...assembly like this and would like your opinion on both or better options... reclaimed barn wood over 1/4" drywall, 2x4 stud wall 24" o.c. w/ rockwool insulation...
I plan to build in the spring of 2021 and the intention is to super insulate my solar passive house. Your video on ''build the perfect wall - top tips'' is ver...
...wall assemblies, but if fire prevention is your concern, I would be looking at things like Metal or stone siding, anything non-combustible. As for insulation, I...
...wallassembly . But why leave a short answer when you can get all wordy about something?
Alternatives to drywall like tongue and groove wood or interior plywo...
...wall fully above ground (walkout side) one wall fully below ground (opposite side) And 2 walls that grade slopes down from top of the wall (100%underground ) to...
...wall? I've read enough of the basement articles to know that on a new wall I should put a vapor barrier right against the foundation, then the wallassembly. Id...
...assembly proud of the wall plane. The problems my designer brought up are:
1) the difficulties in either securing flashing over the top and partially down the...
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...assembly cavity of my walls and unvented flat roof ceiling. It's impossible to air seal all the joints and sistered joists with caulk or sealant because where t...
...wall on a rim joist wood-sill assembly (not imbedded in concrete). I have removed existing drywall, 2x2 studs, 6mm poly, r12 fiberglass insulation, and tar pape...
...walls+concrete blocks+bricks, all part of the same wallassembly?
As the bricks that sit atop the concrete walls are uneven (along the grout and brick face), ...
...wall is fine, there is no need for a "breathing space" between wall and foam. My plan was actually to forego a stud wall and directly fasten the wallboard to fu...
...wallassembly.
The best method of wood frame construction would always include continuous insulation on the exterior of walls, without that you may see indica...
The house will be subject to strong winds and rain, and a high level of humidity (often 100%). We have now installed a air heating floor (Legallet), the roof i...
...wallassembly, the thermal bridging is drastically reduced. There are other attachment systems, such as the fiberglass Cascadia Clips that also reduce the therm...
...wallassembly and method of insulating you choose, a timber frame house can sometimes be a bit of overkill in structure, particularly if you frame walls within ...
...wallassembly.
If you saw the building science video about it where we used it at the Edelweiss House, we had an entirely separate air barrier in that wall as...
...wall 'drain' or vent to let water out, or is it to let air pass into the wallassembly to let moisture evaporate?
A properly built wall should not have a cond...
