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...building these slabs? Having built several LEED certified High performance homes on slabs with different methods, our preferred method on how to build a slab on grade would be with an engineered prefab raft slab kit. The reason we like that system is the consistency of design and performance. It is not that individual ...

...building a wine cellar – I would treat those as two separate issues for the moment, because each space will have different humidity levels and likely temperatures as likely, so you’ll want to treat them as two entirely different conditioned spaces. First, you’d need to insulate the crawlspace, and there are a few thing...

...build storage and I would like to use a salt battery.

...builders you could  look in our directory, here is link - Find the best general contractor near me Taping rigid foam is not something I would rely on as an air barrier, and even spray foam can sometimes shrink and crack, leaving gaps that can lead to air leakage. Are you stripping the building down to the sheathing? If...

...build a tiny home and make it as efficient as possible.  So we'd like to hire a consultant to optimize passive solar, ventilation, and other aspects.  Do you have a list of recommendations? If you want to learn how to build the best tiny house I would start on this page here , its the best tiny house we have seen -  Ho...

...building a pole barn home in an area where there is likely to be bedrock if we tried to dig much.  Over the 24 foot width of the home, the ground slopes down toward the south about 4 feet.  How would we do a slab that provides thermal mass for catching winter sun rays in this situation?  Could we potentially have 4 foo...

...build on the basement. What do I need to do to make sure it's stable? The house has been there at least 30 years and has zero water issues.  To demolish a house and rebuild on an existing basement foundation can be done as long as the basement is structurally solid, to do that you would be best to consult an engineer a...