Saving on Building Ownership Costs

Hi all, In today’s home building culture we often get asked about energy payoffs and costs of ownership. These are sometimes difficult questions to answer as there isn’t a plethora of information stating which upgrade pays off when. In some of our previous posts we’ve...

Furnace Replacement Tips

Good morning all! How many of you have woken up cold on a winter night? In my case, that would be a great thing, I love the room cold. In my wife’s case that would be a bad start to a rough day! And if the problem is the furnace not doing what it was supposed to do,...

Thermal Bridging

Hi guys! So here’s a question we’ve been getting lately. What’s the big deal with thermal bridging? Why should I think about addressing it either in my current home or in my new build? It seems like a lot of work has to go into a measly R 7-10 upgrade. Well here we...

Water Heaters

Hello again! Today I’m going to chat with you guys a little bit about domestic hot water heating. Hopefully this post will get us all into hot water. For cheaper preferably. I want to highlight a few options, what their advantages are and disadvantages are. For every...

ICF vs Conventional Concrete

  ICF vs Conventional Hi guys! Here we are already getting to the fun stuff! Lots of you might be wondering when building your home “what’s the deal with this ICF?”. There’s lots of info on ICF and the technology used in keeping basements warm and dry. Provided...