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Home Energy-Efficiency Upgrades for Beginners

Martin_Holladay, Senior Editor, GreenBuildingAdvisor.com | May 17th, 2013

Advice for homeowners: Inspect your house for these common energy problems to get a better idea on where your money is best spent

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Ventilation Strategies for Houses in the Hot-Humid South: Good/Better/Best

Matt Risinger, Blogger | April 16th, 2013

Build tight, ventilate right. I learned that from building science guru Mark LaLiberte. But what is the right way to ventilate a house in Texas (or anywhere in the hot/humid South)? I'll give you my recommendations for three strategies.

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Drying Wet Framing Lumber

Matt Risinger, Blogger | February 5th, 20135 comments

It's not unusual for a house to get wet during construction before it's "dried in". In this post I'll share some techniques I've used to dry my houses prior to sheetrock. This is a follow up to my last post about using a Moisture Meter.

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Flashing A Recessed Window using Liquid Tyvek

Matt Risinger, Blogger | November 5th, 20121 comment

Flashing a recessed window is tricky, this new product from DuPont Tyvek called Fluid Applied (Liquid Tyvek!) makes the process much simpler. In this jobsite video we will take you through the steps to form a water tight, air tight, and vapor permeable window install.

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How To Build a Healthy House

rwotzak, Web Producer | May 10th, 20121 comment

The home in this video was built for a person with a severe chemical sensitivity, but the goal of building with healthier materials and details should be important to every homeowner

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Bill Rose on crawlspaces: A bad idea, should be illegal

DanMorrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor | July 22nd, 20117 comments

In seeking subjects for "Inspector" games, I stumbled across a potential gold mine: The U.S. Department of Energy's Building America teams. These folks are constantly working to improve the houses...

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What's the Best Vapor Barrier for a Concrete Slab?

ScottG, contributing writer | November 4th, 20105 comments

A homeowner with chemical sensitivities who lives near a Superfund site seeks the most effective way of keeping potential toxins out of her basement

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Does Rigid Foam Insulation Trap Moisture in the Walls?

FHBdotcom, editor | June 24th, 20109 comments

You can seriously cut your home's demand for energy by adding rigid insulation, but will wrapping your home with foam cause the walls to rot?

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Water where it oughta be

debsilber, managing editor | April 5th, 2010

In the wake of spring storms, rainwater collection makes more sense than rainwater mitigation

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What a damp basement can do to brick

Cermides, associate editor | March 23rd, 2010

Some science-savy builders help an editor understand what's causing the base of an old chimney to deteriorate.

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MORE Westchester Waterfront

ZS_Design_Architect, member | February 15th, 2010

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Westchester Waterfront Residence

ZS_Design_Architect, member | February 15th, 2010

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Gas Fireplaces: Direct Vent vs. Vent-Free

JFink, Senior Editor | October 9th, 20097 comments

If you don't have a chimney through which to route the flue for a gas fireplace, you have two options: direct vent, and vent-free. But the choice is more fiercely debated than it seems.

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The Watershed: A Writing Studio

RDA, producer | April 29th, 2009

Nested inside a prefabricated steel framework, this diminutive writing studio overlooks a meadow.

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Fly ash deck planks

JFink, Senior Editor | April 27th, 2009

I know what you’re thinking: “Oh brother…how much can these guys at Fine Homebuilding tell us about synthetic decking?” Well, at least one more thing, apparently. But first a...

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On stimulus handouts and bargain-seeking brides

Kevini, editor-at-large | March 20th, 20093 comments

Some builders argue with Marc Rosenbaum when he reports the results of a blower-door test. He tells them the air changes per hour at 50 pascals, and they roll their eyes and say...

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This faux slate may be worth a closer look

JFink, Senior Editor | March 19th, 200910 comments

I didn’t want to like Davinci Roofscapes synthetic slate roof tiles, I really didn’t. The product isn’t really to blame. It’s just that I’ve been ruined by...

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Greenest siding on the planet, among other things

Kevini, editor-at-large | January 21st, 20092 comments

Yesterday started at 6:00 am with a 3-mile run on the Vegas Strip, and it ended around 1:00 am this morning when my computer froze up as I was trying to post this blog. I lost what I had written and...

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Radon Resistant New Construction - Bad example #1

ACKiburis, member | January 21st, 2009

What is wrong? First, it is made of perforated pipe - it allows radon gas to freely enter the living space. Second, it was located in the front of the house - if installed they should be at the rear...

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Calling all window experts: Suggestions, please!

FHBdotcom, editor | October 31st, 20087 comments

One of the most cost-effective energy upgrades to an existing house is replacing the old windows. Not only do replacements provide more insulation, but their installation also...

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