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Crafting a perfect wall for extreme Plains winters in Mitchell, South Dakota

I am renovating a early 1900s 1 1/2 story cape in Western Montana (climate zone 6 B). The house has a long shed dormer on each side that were framed…

I’ve seen mixed information about MR (moisture resistant) drywall such as Certainteed’s MR Tech. A few questions. 1. Thoughts on installing it in a ceiling in a 2 story Cape Cod kitchen…

Hello, I'm in the process of re-insulating and cleaning up an addition crawls space.   I attached a diagram of the layout and will add photos later.   The climate zone is…

Our walls are 2x8 thick and all have been insulated with R30 Rockwool batts. We had originally planned to stuff rockwool into the door gaps, but most spacing is around…

Our basement will be a finished and conditioned crawl space. The whole house air system is connected throughout this space. Our home uses blown-in cellulose in the attic and rockwool…

The desire for exterior insulation is complicated by overhangs and bay windows