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...home. In the 10x6 section, the builder laid down concrete extending from wall on the floor for about 5", while the remaining part is the gravel. So, imagine the floor is a picture on your wall, where the frame is concrete while the photo itself is gravel/earth.  Question: I should probably seal the earthly floor to mak...

...home, that our first step would to be to install a vapor barrier over the entire surface, ensuing that it is air tight...and that we could do this ourselves.  As we have never done this before, is there any way your group can you help us to decide best practices?  We are of course willing to provide pictures and if nec...

...homes by spring 2022. And in terms of making them hurricane proof, designing and building homes to meet the challenges of their specific climate conditions is an essential part home design, so yes that would be factored in as well. I would suggest you become a member of Ecohome for free and you will get notices as soon...

...home with safe indoor air: Clean indoor air quality Removing dust and moisture from homes Choosing safe paints and finishes Choosing eco-friendly sustainable counter tops Healthy home cleaning products

...homes As for vapor barriers on basement walls, as you would read in the page above, that’s always a bad idea. The ground is wet, concrete is wet and porous, so sandwiching organic materials against it with a sheet of plastic will have one inevitable result, it will rot. The intention of vapor barriers was originally to...

I am interested in passive/net zero home (prefab/modular).   You can see all of our LEED and Passive House ready kit houses on this page here, and yes, they are available in the Eastern US seaboard, how soon are you building? There has been a lot of demand and our manufacturers are booked up until at least next summer....

in southern ontario If you go onto pages of any individual models of prefab kit houses for sale and in your case the S1600,  you will see a tab to request a quote. I know that demand is pretty high at the moment, how soon were you looking to build?