Archive for January, 2009

Insulation Inspiration, Mass Style!

Monday, January 19th, 2009

I’d like to send a quick shout-out to the Massachusetts Super Insulation Project. These guys are going all-out to make their home as energy-efficient as possible. Kudos!

Windows: Best Practices for Flashing

Monday, January 19th, 2009

One of the “issues” we have in the pacific northwest is water intrusion. I recently removed some drywall in my home to reveal dry rot and mildew. The replacement window (installed sometime in the 80s, I’m guessing) had leaked.
Fine Homebuilding has a good article on “best practices” for installing a replacement window. Since I’ll be [...]

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