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• Posted in thread: Window Comparison - Farley vs. Okna on 12-28-2012 at 10:37 AM
  Good Day, Wondering if anyone has any opinions on Farley 7000 casement windows vs. Okna 700
  casement windows. The estimates I have are reasonably equivalent, as is the numerical
  performance. Edge to F...

• Posted in thread: Insulation Retrofit - Double Wall Construction on 11-30-2012 at 07:17 PM
  There is a paragraph in that second article you linked that leads me to believe that I should
  NOT put foam board on the outside. It makes me question whether or not I should even put up
  another layer ...

• Posted in thread: Insulation Retrofit - Double Wall Construction on 11-30-2012 at 12:49 PM
  Gary - thanks for the response. Lots of reading material! Appreciate the time it took you to
  put that together. I'll give it all a read and reply back here. Sounds like the spray foam on
  the inside ca...

• Posted in thread: Insulation Retrofit - Double Wall Construction on 11-22-2012 at 10:14 AM
  Thanks. That link would seem to indicate that my suggested application would be ok. I will
  continue the research and see where I get to.I guess my other question is - given the thickness
  of the walls ...

• Posted in thread: Insulation Retrofit - Double Wall Construction on 11-22-2012 at 09:10 AM
  Technically - the spray foam does not qualify as a vapour barrier until it reaches a thickness
  of greater than 2 inches. Also - in double wall construction, the position of the plastic
  vapour barrier ...

• Posted in thread: Insulation Retrofit - Double Wall Construction on 11-21-2012 at 12:39 PM
  G'day, Need some advice on the best way to re-insulate my home during a large scale renovation
  I'm doing next year. The critters have come through the old siding (knot holes, cracks,
  warping) and perf...

• Posted in thread: Vacuum Insulated Glass on 04-02-2012 at 09:12 AM
  lol - agreed. My guess is that production issues are keeping it from going mainstream. The
  claimed R values are truly impressive though. I need windows before 2014 (or later), so I guess
  these are out...

• Posted in thread: House Wrap on 04-02-2012 at 06:07 AM
  I thought the purpose of the wrap was to prevent both air and water intrusion? While it allows
  the house to breathe - allowing out some air and moisture - does it not prevent mass intrusion
  of both ai...

• Posted in thread: Vacuum Insulated Glass on 04-02-2012 at 06:05 AM
  Folks, For clarity - I really am talking about glass that is insulated by a vacuum. Not glass
  that is insulated by replacing the air with another gas. The same principle that is used to
  make a thermos...

• Posted in thread: House Wrap on 03-29-2012 at 11:47 AM
  G'day, I'd like to ask a dumb question please... :) (or two...) I am going to be re-siding my
  home next year and replacing all of the windows. As the critters have made a mess of the
  existing house wr...