...drivewayto manage storm water. The Ecohome Network green building directory will help you find reputable green builders and installers, we are currently in the...
I saw in your wall video that you advise to use a vapour retarder paint along with an outside air barrier. Can you do this for the ceiling as well, thereby tak...
It smells like sulfur and tastes foul as it sits in the pipes inside. If it's being used frequently it's fine. But the hot water isn't used much and it's horri...
So while you're building the wall, you're supposed to remove the concrete foundation and insulate the floor? Isn't that dangerous? What happens if you break up...
We had our crawl space under our house sprayed with closed cell insulation last fall. We live in Northern Michigan so it gets really cold in the winters. This ...
I live in Chicago and my home faces west. On hot days when I run my air conditioning I get drips from my front windows. The house was constructed in the late 9...
I live in a country house and the basement is insulated from the ground floor with pink insulation. Over the years, there have been several mouse infestations ...
I am confused on a type of flood control sytem to purchase. Just a check vale in the font yard/ check valve with a 2 stage well out on front of home/ ejector p...
Hi We are looking for admixture to prevent water wicking into concrete. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you! To be able to help you solve your problem we wo...
I'm installing basement drain system and the contractor wants to install vents through the concrete floor at the wall junction to drain moisture condensate fro...
We have almost finished building our new home on a ridge line in rural Victoria, Australia. The house was architect designed and, due to its location (highes...
How do you remove water droplets from under my crawl space vapor barrier? Water is acculating on the dirt side of the vapor barrier. If I crawlspace has wate...
Posted by Paul RacioppoFeb. 7, 2020Crawl spaces3 Responses
I live in Climate Zone 6 in a low humidity, cold, and snowy environment. Heating only no cooling. Currently have T1-11 siding, tar paper, R13 FB insulation, an...
We want to use fir T and G for our interior walls instead of drywall (new build with plywood exterior sheathing and Tyvek - which will eventually have cedar sh...
We were hoping to use non-toxic, plywood wall panels for interior walls instead of drywall . I read your article about using 'UV Wood' from Columbia Forest Pro...
Posted by Adrian BaerlocherNov. 12, 2021Walls and Roofs4 Responses
I bought my house about a year ago and I recently took out 4 of the exisiting basement walls. 3 of which where exterior and 1 was just dividing the finished ar...