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  Frost Protected Shallow Foundations -- and water pipes

  Frost Protected Shallow Foundations The foundation for a house is generally poured below the soil grade level so that the footing itself is well below the frost depth for any given region and soil type.  This protects the house from frost heaving caused by expanding soils beneath the foundation....
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  Residential Window Installation with Pressure Equalization

  Research projects by George Brown College,Red River College and Jon Eakes studying pressure equilization in low rise wood frame residential construction    GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE Link to PDF: Pressure Equalization final report revised January 2024 --  George Brown College.  Link to Fenestratio...
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  RIGID BOARD: EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE

  Example: Styrofoam products by Dow (by the way, Styrofoam is a Dow Chemical brand name and not a generic term for foam insulation). Colour: Blue (Dow) or Pink (Celfort) Thermal Resistance: RSI - .035/mm R - 5.0/in. Very high. Cost: high Capacity to dry out if wet: Won't get wet Fire Resistan...
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  Wet Styrofoam -- will it dry out?

    Wayland asked: “Does wet Owens Corning Formula Styrofoam ever dry out?” Extruded polystyrene insulation is generally considered waterproof.  In fact it was first invented by Dow Chemical for the US army in WW I to provide unsinkable floating bridges -- and has been used as the flotation eleme...
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  LOOSE FILL BLOWN IN: CELLULOSE

  Common Name: Cellulose Fiber, ground up newspapers. Colour: Grey or white. Thermal Resistance: RSI - .025/mm R - 3.6/in. Good Cost: Lowest plus blower. (The only blowers that can be rented by homeowners) Capacity to dry out if wet: Fair to poor Fire Resistance: Good to Fair (Borax can leach ...
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  Double walls and buried vapour barriers.

  June is building a new home in Kenora and they have decided to make what is often called a double wall structure to have room for lots of insulation. They are intending to build with 2x6 walls and then add another 2x4 on the inside to hold more insulation. They have been told that they could do s...
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  Zoom Consultation - Detailing an in-floor heater

  Video conferencing, like Zoom, is known for head-to-head talks, but it is also a dynamic tool for interactive inspections, remote on-site consultations, and remote on-site teaching.    In 2016 I tried to start a Zoom interactive webinar but back then, not many people were comfortable with video c...
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  Overview - Condensation on the house side of thermal windows

  Richard writes in:   Hi, I could not find this second level question on your web site. I am familiar with the humidity levels required in a home to avoid condensation on the inside on a thermal pane window- we are still getting condensation with readings in the center of the room of 20 degree C ...
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  Will blown in insulation settle in walls?

  Steve asks: "I have a question about insulating a home from the exterior. My house has got wood siding and I'm going to be removing it and replacing it with vinyl siding and when I do I want to insulate certain areas with blown in insulation but I heard that it settles over time. So if it starts ...
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  Insulating the floor of a bedroom over a garage

  You might also call this entry “Insulating the ceiling of a garage under a bedroom”.  Any floor over a cold space will be cooler than a floor over a heated space, no matter how well you insulate it.  So bay window jut-outs always have cold floors as do rooms over garages.  For the bedroom over a...