The Simpatico Homes are prefabricated homes specifically designed to take advantage of off-site manufacturing technologies. Built to the same codes as site-built homes, modular designs are constructed in a dedicated factory where quality control measures ensure a superior product. The homes are built in several smaller modules and are nearly 90% complete when transported to [...]
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Dr. Joseph Lstiburek explains the finer points of Attic Ventilation. Attics or roofs can be designed and constructed to be either vented or unvented in any hygro-thermal zone (Map 1). The choice of venting or not venting is a design and construction choice not a requirement determined by the physics or by the building code. [...]
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This is a “Handy Man’s” reference book. Feel free to use any of the ideas. (Not responsible for fires, flooding, electrocutions, shootings or divorces.) handyman [Click here "handyman" view PDF]
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