Recent content by boerssd

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 Farley for a lower SHGC with low-e 366, slight edge to Okna for U-Value. Farley...

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 of OSB. Here is the paragraph: With foam sheathing (of the appropriate thickness – R-value...

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 cavity is not a great idea. I do have a few questions though before I get through the...

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 - literally 12" of insulated space - am I just going one step too far by considering the...

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 is no longer at the drywall - it is between the two independent walls as listed above. You do...

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 perforated the house wrap, and tunneled in the insulation. My home is a nightmare to heat and...

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 of the running - impressive or not. Sean.

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 air and water? Sean.

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 - evacuate as much air as possible between the two conductive mediums. A thermos is...

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 wrap through the knot holes of the deteriorated siding, I figure I should re-wrap as well...

G'day, With the gears in motion to replace all our windows next year, I've been reading and researching on how to proceed. In doing so, I came across some information on vacuum insulated glass windows - VIG windows. Does anyone know if these have actually gone into production yet? Guardian...

I found the installation manual for the shower base I have on order online. It clearly shows running the wallboard down inside the shower pan to within 5/8" of the bottom of the pan. I guess I should follow the manufacturers direction...

G'day, I'm about to tear out and replace a badly installed and badly leaking shower. My intent is to do it right - do it once. I have two specific question areas I want to address. The first has to do with the outside wall which is double wall construction - the second question has to do...