A Cold Climate Construction and Energy Blog
What is a Barndominium?
A building technique that uses the shell of a typically less expensive barn or post and frame structure to be used as a home. (Don’t confuse post and frame with timber frame.) This “house” often includes a large garage or shop space, or maybe a better description is the garage or shop area includes living quarters.
One question I get asked a lot is how to deal with vapor, what is the best vapor control product, etc… Continue reading “Shorts-Vapor”
In my last posting about the Code Minimum House, I talked about how the foundation was constructed. Next up, the framing. This home is being built with a small budget. To keep costs in line, Continue reading “Construction Design-Code Minimum House-Framing”
In a few weeks, I will be teaching my first building science class during a continuing education contractor expo in my area. Continue reading “Building Science-Continuing Education”