Finally, after 2 months of storing the windows in my garage to wait out the weather delays, we installed the windows.  With the triple glazing, fiberglass frames, ...

The last week or so we have been framing the hip roof on the house.  There is nothing really different in the details in this assembly for the ...

We installed BlueSkin, a peel and stick waterproof membrane, over the top plate in preparation for the trusses as part of the air barrier of the exterior.  It was installed with the primer provided and all the materials were dry ...

With the framing components as an integral part of the air barrier layer in the house, we need to pay more attention to the framing details for ...

Two large trucks delivered the mountain of EPS foam to be laid under the foundation.  We started by installing the perimeter horizontal slab pieces, with adhesive in the joints.  We had a problem in that the vertical blocks that keyed ...