Discussion Forum
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locating radiant tubing in wood flooring
Help!, anybody have any ideas or tricks on locating radiant tubing under unfinished hardwood flooring? Customer tells me he wants floor outlets after the floor was installed!! The tubing is…
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DW butt joints popping, why??
Ranch style house, SE Conn, 9' ceilings,300 4x12 sheets, 1x3 firring 16" OC on 24" OC trusses, house is foamed with icynene, Union DW contractor, very nice work, mesh tape, flex…
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15# felt under HW???
Morning all, does anybody use 15# felt instead of red rosin paper when laying hardwood floors? (2/14" SRO unfinished) The sub says he uses a "black paper" that is heavier…
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Best flooring for home offce
Finally started hanging Sheetrock, have decided to floor most of the house with 3-1/4" Red Oak/3 coats Poly, but I can't decide what to do in my home office 10'…
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poly over XPS in slab?
Okay, cold climate, full basement, 4" slab over 2" 2lb High Density XPS, not taping the seams, over 12" compacted gravel with subslab drains to daylight. Do I need poly?…
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Low E vs. Sun Hig performance glass
Can anybody explain the difference and practical application of these 2 types of glass, I need to okay the order for my Andersen 400 series windows, I live in CT…
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HRV or ERV????
Hello I live in SE Connecticut and don't know which to install HRV or ERV, our area can go either way according to literature I have read. I was told…
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HydroHeat Mega-Tek GSHP
Has anybody had any experience with the Hydro Heat brand of GSHP's, I am looking at at 2 stage Mega-tek and would like some feedback. Thanks
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What size doors???
Hello, I have a question on door width, in this situation the hall is 3'-6", shaped like a "T" with 5 doors in the hall, 3-beds, 1-bath, 1-study. 2 of…
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Foundation finish for Warm-n-Dry
Hello I am looking for info on finishing the exposed Tuff-n-Dry board on my foundation, I was going to have someone cover it with wire mesh and parge it, but another…