Sustainable home improvement / Discussions

Our basement just got water in it through a window well. We took care of grading and sealing up window etc but I saw the builder put a plastic vapor barrier that is already moldy after a few months. Putting vapor barriers on basement walls almost always does more harm than good by trapping moisture and causing mold. Fi...

...homes with a varnish, I would highly recommend water-based zero VOC varnish. But people with MCS (multiple Chemical Sensitivity) can as you know I'm sure, have different tolerances and also different reactions to the same products so there is not a one-size-fits-all solution regrettably.  There really isn't any need to...