Build Code/ Discussions

...BuildingCode. So as long as your contractor is able to meet any othercoderequirements, as in basement or slab on grade structural and thermal performance, an...

Essentially we would like tobuilda guest home and in the home we love in has a very large amount of space surrounding it. Would it be possible to install a sm...

We bought an older home with an existing basement. We would like to take down the top of the house and rebuild在地下室。do I need to do to make sur...

...building products. For kitchens our preference would be to use plywood for the entire kitchen not just the doors and facing. Particle board is cheap, but it is ...

...builders recommendbuilding a basement instead of a slab on grade mainly because of familiarity. Most don’t know how tobuilda slab on grade so they tend to st...

...builder is allowed to submit the application and manage thebuildwithout being a LEED AP (Accredited Professional), or even having a LEED AP on your design tea...

...buildsmall home project in Cantley, QC using a kit where we have purchased signed drawings and a basic shell. We've done initial tree / bush clearing and would...

...buildan off-grid, passively heated home, we have lots of pages that will help you design properly for whatever climate yourbuilding in. Below are a few starte...

1600 sq ft slab on grade new consrtuction. Passive home design.I'm excited about having a passive house with low heating cost. ATWHP with hyrdonic heating and ...

I would love tobuildan off-grid, eco friendly, geothermal Adobe home but I’ve never heard of anyone in Michigan doing so. Is it feasible, and who do I contact...

...building a natural swimming pond Here is a page with all the information you need, including a free DIY guide tobuildingbuilding a natural swimming pool. You ...

...buildit right so it lasts - do you have any good basic deckbuilding tips to share please? Decks can be made to last much longer than they usually are by emplo...

...building guide starts at the beginning with how to choose abuilding lot, and takes you all the way through sustainable homebuilding and right to healthy home ...

I was wanting renovate a small section of an old bank barn for a workshop, a small section of the old stone wall has crumbled, would it be acceptable to rebuil...

...building inspector. I cannot find any particulars in thebuildingcodeor on the internet for my type of ground. I have concluded that a slab would be the best ...

...build. It will be a 1200sq ft IFC bungalow with a 4’frost-wall slab. It will be located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I am leaning towards radiant in-floor hea...

We have almost finishedbuilding our new home on a ridge line in rural Victoria, Australia. The house was architect designed and, due to its location (highest p...

...Building a slab on grade on bedrock is nice and solid, so as long as any water around the perimeter and below can drain to daylight you’re probably going to be...