Boxing and Insulating Around Non-ICAT Cans
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Best Practices (Residential) Discussions (39)
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 What to do with a pocket doorGood Morning I wrote this in one of my groups and i didn't get a reply, maybe I didn't do it correctly. I recently did an audit on 2 ho… Started by Judi Lyall |
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Mar 1, 2012 Reply by Joseph Lamy |
 One room's hot, one rooms cold. Where to investigate?Hi, I'm doing an audit on a client next week and I thought I'd ask this question to help me prep for it. The customer is calling me in b… Started by Joel Greenberg |
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Dec 22, 2011 Reply by Bob Mariani |
 Fixed Duct Leakage & now we have a dusty house?Comment by Judi Lyall Good morning, I have a client that complained that certain rooms were either cold or hot. She had 45% leakage. We… Started by Sean Lintow Sr |
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Dec 22, 2011 Reply by Joseph Miuccio |
What to do...Hi everyone, I am new at Home Performance and I am looking for some advise. I did a test in, where the water heater , washer and dryer,… Started by Judi Lyall |
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Nov 19, 2011 Reply by Sean Lintow Sr |
Windows, Foundations & Basements - new guidelines coming soon?In case you did not know, ORNL, DOE & a team of researchers called the NorthernStar team got together to hash out some new guidelines f… Started by Sean Lintow Sr |
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Cool Roofs vs Radiant Barriers - Options that workYou can easily tell it has been a hot summer by the amount of talk about white roofs, cool roofs, and radiant barriers going on in differen… Started by Sean Lintow Sr |
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Oct 12, 2011 Reply by Anthony Hyde |
 Beyond ENERGY STAR?We are working with Builders who are embracing ENERGY STAR and would like to exceed it. In SW Washington we have about 40% of the new home… Started by Kent Mitchell |
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Oct 7, 2011 Reply by Elizabeth Stuart |
 Sexy Slab Edge InsulationI'd like to know what folks are seeing in the field, with respect to the protection and aesthetics of slab edge insulation. What material i… Started by Isaac Savage |
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Sep 16, 2011 Reply by Armando Cobo |
Beyond code wall system?Several builders in our area are looking for an inexpensive - effective way to improve the R-value for an exterior wall. Advanced framing o… Started by Kent Mitchell |
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Sep 8, 2011 Reply by Jeff Jenkins |
 Foamed Roof DeckI saw a house yesterday with a foamed roof deck. While talking to the HO and his wife, she got the invoice and the recommendation out. It… Started by John Nicholas |
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