Do you do Aeroseal before or after drywall?

I want to find sub contractors to scale a fix and flip operation. Would you still recommend bluebook for residential homes?

ICF basements with insulated infloor heat works really well in Red Deer Alberta.

I have used this and struggled to keep the nails from going too deep. After it rained it swelled around all the nail holes so i wrapped the entire house with tyvex. I have found it much less expensive and less labor intensive to just use the good ole fashion osb and tyvex. Use pt plywood on your first course, Tape the seems of the tyvex and call it a day.

Yeah go head and just delete your KZbin

For the walls, do you really need Adhero if you are going with external insulation and a rain screen? Not going to get you any sort of warrantee, but it really seems like OSB with ZIP tape seems promising. If it was summer time, I'd say even a coat of oil paint on the OSB.

I poured 8 yards of concrete around my pool using cold joints and rebar. Wire mesh with fiber in concrete. No cracks whatsoever in 8 years.

So…what happens when you spring a leak??

this has been phenomenally helpful and i have watched some more of your videos which have a ton of information

What are you using on exterior brickwork or some type of siding that has to be nailed to the wall? What about the puncture holes when nailing siding to the zip system?

This short wasted my time, so now I'll never watch the other video.

Cheers. Also near Ottawa - thinking of installing a heatpump to pump warm (or cool) air into the ERV and ducting the whole house (there is nothing right now - just a wood stove) - do I plan runs (with smaller ducting) the same way you think about a forced air system?

Tell your guys to be quiet impossible to listen to your video with racket in the background

Wouldn’t cdx plywood be a better option for exterior sheathing being that OSB has a low perm rating if you want drying in both directions?

Copper word furnace with underfloor steam pipes.

Why do HVAC companies in the United States seem to make this more confusing, or it beyond what I (layman) can comprehend. i.e. leave it to the pros? My guess is $$$$. What say you?

When I built my house Zip wasn’t available, I was in the HVAC business and noticed how durable mastic tape was so I sealed plywood seams and used sill seal at the bottom and top plates. A bug and draft free home was the result. Tyvec as a water barrier.

You don’t.

How much electricity does the HRV system consume if it is running continuously?

When you install a smart air/vapor barrier like Intello on the interior, how can you make penetrations into the drywall for things like hanging art or a TV? 1:52

Outer side of icf must be thick styrofoam, inner side MUST BE AS THIN AS POSSIBLE, AND AS HEAT CONDUCTING AS POSSIBLE!!!!!! When will you understand it ffs?

I respect that you're giving out information on custom homes but this short is kind of pointless without much of a trailer or anything

Say what and when you are going to do something, and do what you say you are going to do in a timely manner, it's that easy.

How do you know if you have an unventilated bedroom??

Great video! If you're planning on having a solar system (on a new build), how would you integrate it with radiant heating to offset the energy costs? Is that advisable?

I am retired now but have been an HVAC and Hydronic installer, a builder and worked as a radiant heat specialist for a Wholesaler. There’s a difference between low mass and high mass radiant. The low mass (aluminum tract or others) is quick to respond during days that start cold and jump in temperature as well as passive solar homes. The higher mass systems like a slab can overshoot in these conditions and are also won’t work well setting your temperature back and hoping to bring your room up quickly as when the thermostat gets satisfied the heat will continue to be delivered and overshoot your target. High mass systems are best as set it and forget it. I found the best system to be a gypcrete thin slab. And for all systems using a temperature based outdoor reset will improve comfort by increasing the water temperature delivered as the outside temperature falls keeping a steady temperature in your home. As for your garage the benefits of radiant won’t be appreciated unless you keep your garage at 65 or above. If you just want a constant temperature great but if you want your garage at 50 and want to raise it to 70 occasionally a supplement heater would be needed as raising the slab could take a long time and then overshoot your setting by quite a bit.

Only if its air tight; the CO2 almost immediately diffuses into the surrounding air otherwise. Furthermore hypocapnia in non-barometric settings is equally as dangerous as hypercapnia though less fear inducing: you need co2 to facilitate oxygen exchange with the blood; less carboic acid = lower exchange rate.

Why did they put wood in the concrete? This doesn't make sense .

so if the tape is only warranted for 30 years, what happens after 30 years? there's going to be are coming into the house from all over

Thank you so much Casey.... That sounds great for the Great Beginning as a GC.

That’s why I don’t hv solar ! I am a finish contractor and hv desperate ppl call me asking if I can fix leaks that hv occurred with solar panel installation ? I tell them I am not that kind of contractor. I refuse to put them on my tile roof ! I will live w/o them knowing they need cleaning where I am twice a year ( farming country ; trees all around the neighborhood! Plus 90% of those solar co., hire poorly trained individuals who may hv one person on the job with experience! Overdriven screws with o ring washers thru sheeting , not sealed. I will not buy a house with solar on the roof! PERIOD! My son in law placed them on the barn roof! Then ran the proper connection to the house! Next he will set more on racks in the field ! And he works for one of the largest energy companies around! That right there should tell you most of this is a scam ! Here is the States we changed from “ no drill high energy cost , putting panels everywhere to now after electing a reasonable man “ drill baby drill , low energy cost” !

I am in a custom home ? Now I hv stucco and brick , under it is sheeting not Zip. Now I don’t hv to rip off my siding say in 35 yrs to fix the tape ? Am I missing something?

But what is the actual cost savings per year? How long to get payback for what you paid? Just in extra the space saving vs air ducks vs mechanical wall, two different systems for potable water and radiant heating and then you got a account for three mini splint systems. I’m not sure about the space savings. But great information

No forced hot area = no dry skin in Winter. That's another PRO for radiant floor heat.

Repairs would be free😂

Just looked at foxblock. 45CAD+gouge and screw tax about 9$ sqft of wall for the form. So 8600$ for the 30*30*8 basement. Plus cement, rebar, Labour etc.....The

what if the home is vacant in the winter? frozen lines in the foundation?

How do you guys finish the exposed insulation?

Ok this is what I want. Flat land crawl space no basement or attic 1 floor plan Up to anywhere from 1000-2000 sq ft. 3 bedroom with 2 1/2 bath a recreational room about 200-300 sf With a central artium. One acre of land. And wrap around fencing.

Link? Can’t find the long form video.

Selling doors and windows it would probably be better to say hurricane rated but not proof. If so they’d keep the old doors lol

Could have just used a tree and saved some labor

I would never live in a basement but would stay fir a couple of nights abroad when traveling.

Hey I thought slabs were to be avoided in cold areas? Also , from your experience, are homes more desirable with a basement vs slab?

could easily be automated. I plan to use it with Airthings to monitor radon levels and set up with IFTTT and a smart plug. Might leave it on 24/7 and just use the boost signal with the smart plug.

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Sadly European windows are not popular in the states. They shut and seal like a vault as long as they are well adjusted. They have a minimum of two ply glass and two rows of rubber gasket for the window. During rainfall you can tilt the window backwards. You can also order retractable exterior shutters that completely block sunlight. Both windows and shutters are very good for noise cancelling as well.

Rock wool is R3-3.3 per inch.

This actually worse performing than standard ICFs in most ways. There are several polyurethane ICFs that perform better than the XPS/EPS ones.

Thanks