Little House Framing – Interior Walls

This is my first post in a series that will describe, discuss, and probably debate, new ways to frame a little house, using standard construction materials, as well as others, such as locally milled timbers. There will be some assumptions made, based on information that I will fill in later, as I describe various sub-systems […]

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Small Houses and Wood Heat

I have a trash burner that I got for a song, and it is in storage, waiting for the time when I can install it in my own house. Right now I am looking at a floor plan that is 20×20, including an partially enclosed porch. It still seems a bit *big* LOL for me… […]

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Toilet Sweating Problem

We have a 25 year old vacation cottage which has a toilet that sweats and drips from the outside of the toilet tank onto the floor when it is hot and humid outside. We live in Wisconsin and this place has no air conditioning. We spent Labor Day weekend with our kids and grand kids […]

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Seeping water through interior wall

There is water seeping through my interior wall along the chimney, especially after a heavy rain. I have been told by 5-6 different contractors that this is because of bad flashing. However, I have had the flashing repaired on 3 occasions, and last year had an entire new roof put on the house. I’m still […]

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Seeping water through interior wall

There is water seeping through my interior wall along the chimney, especially after a heavy rain. I have been told by 5-6 different contractors that this is because of bad flashing. However, I have had the flashing repaired on 3 occasions, and last year had an entire new roof put on the house. I’m still […]

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