Cabin Pier Floor System

Hi all,I am helping a friend design some details for a 16’x12′ shed-roofed cabin in Northern MA (Climate Zone 5A). He is planning to do it half-DIY, and sub out… Hi all,I am helping a friend design some details for a 16’x12′ shed-roofed cabin...

Breezeway Home Foundation Design

Zone 6, wet area. We are working with a local contractor and have finalized our home main floor layout and are now in the process of approving the foundation design.… Zone 6, wet area. We are working with a local contractor and have finalized our home main floor...

Sizing Heat Pump Water Heaters

Learn where to find HPWH data, software tools, and worksheets to help determine the right-sized tank for your household usage Learn where to find HPWH data, software tools, and worksheets to help determine the right-sized tank for your household usageTank-style Water...

Thick Stud Wall Insulation

One of our exterior walls is balloon framed and engineered with an insane number of 2×10 LVLs to hold our ridge beam (pic attached). This wood combined with a lot… One of our exterior walls is balloon framed and engineered with an insane number of 2×10 LVLs...

Ledger Zip Tape

New build, CZ 6, Zip sheathing as air / water barrier.Thinking through ledger board… Since we have the zip system already, would it be fine to just tape the entire… New build, CZ 6, Zip sheathing as air / water barrier.Thinking through ledger board… Since...
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