We're ready to dry in the building! A huge milestone that requires expensive decisions -- which windows and doors should we buy? Should we go for Passive House certified products like Zola? Or just high performance windows that are available in our area? As we learned about our options, we realized cost and availability are two limiting factors.
Join us in hunting for R Values, talking through our decision making, and looking at how we installed the products. We also had to prepare custom window buck extensions, flashing and more in preparation for the continuous exterior insulation on the building.
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Credit for Diminishing Returns of R Value can be found here:
https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-diminishing-returns-of-adding-more-insulation/
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🔨 As with any ambitious DIY home build, there were a few bumps in the road. Join us as we navigate through the inevitable mistakes, and get a glimpse into the realities of building your own home.
📖 Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:13 Purchasing Windows: Passive House or Not?
3:50 Installing High Performance Windows
6:55 Searching For & Installing Doors
9:50 High R Value Garage Doors
13:26 4" Window Buck Extensions
15:48 Custom Metal Flashing
17:34 Window & Door Reveal
👫 About Us
Married for over 10 years, we are a couple who have decided to build our own custom home! We moved from tech jobs in big cities to physical labor in small town Kansas. Our hope is to document the journey as we learn about construction, family, tech and energy efficiency.