How to meet energy code requirements for insulation while providing drainage behind the brick facade.
Q: Can finger-jointed studs be used for wall plates and short window and door headers?
Q: Can gutter downspouts be connected to 4-inch pipes that lead to footing drains? The footing drains eventually terminate at daylight, away from the house.
Q: Would an attic that has a properly sized and installed soffit and ridge venting system benefit from the installation of a power vent?
Q: A winter's worth of rain fell on a large hillside home we're building before we could complete the roof. Though we tarped the project, rainwater seeped through the first-floor decking and into the floor framing of a basement wine cellar. I suspect that
