...wall to the building is letting in cold air. I need to insulate the building. When renovating exterior walls you need to observe the normal practices for wall a...
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 with low-dust drywall compound and zero VOC paint , and if you want a pre-finished formaldehyde-free wall panel you could try Columbia here . What was the ...
...wall it won’t be as solid and able to hold weight the same as the load bearing portion of the wall.
Other questions – how big is the awning you are thinking o...
...walls you show an exterior wall with 10" plate & sill and two rows of 2x4 studs. This looks fantastic, but the idea of vapour-permeable membranes on both sides ...
...walls is the supporting wall, but you should see that by the location of the existing header. Sometimes a double wall system will have a 2x6 supporting wall wit...
Posted by SashaJune 25, 2018, 10:25 p.m.Windows and doors3 Responses
...wall. Due to the wall being so close to grade, I worry about water pooling inside the sill of the wall. What is the proper way to design a slab on grade to prev...
Posted by Brendon FraserJuly 17, 2020, 1:24 p.m.Slab on Grade2 Responses
...wall assembly, the thermal bridging is drastically reduced. There are other attachment systems, such as the fiberglass Cascadia Clips that also reduce the therm...
...wall to do. We don’t have phone support but you can learn about how a wall works in this video –
Building science made easy for high performance energy effici...
...wall would be a proper air barrier and avoiding thermal bridging in the wall assembly. Those links will give you a good starting point, and to really get your h...
...wall with a uniform thickness might not be quicker, stronger and cost effective overall - see this article about how to insulate external walls of an existing h...
...walls were just about touching the block walls and had no barrior between them. I now am going to put 4 new walls up (same as before 3 exterior, 1 dividing). I ...
...Walls need to be able to dry, so anytime you are adding to a wall its best to make sure that you only use products that are vapor permeable. Here is our page on...
...wall construction methods like ICF, Double stud wall, and pre-built wall assemblies. What can you tell me about your experience with pre-built assemblies? Are t...
...wall. Moisture issue in spring ( and I suspect fall). We get a lot of people asking about the best way to insulate a cinder block (CMU) foundation wall, I would...
...wall insulation. I've opened the wall cavity and plan to use a dense pack cellulose to achieve R-14. The exterior wall is plank sheathing with paper wrap, follo...
...wall) would this be the best solution? I am prepared to live with unfinished basement walls. If I chose to finish the walls, could I refinish with drywall only ...
