Is Double-Stud Wall Construction the Path to Efficiency on a Budget? -  GreenBuildingAdvisor

Is Double-Stud Wall Construction the Path to Efficiency on a Budget? - GreenBuildingAdvisor

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UPDATED with an expert opinion from Bruce King Writing from Glacier, Washington, Karen Bean faces a home-building dilemma that confronts many thousands of people: what's the best way to insulate the walls of her new house on a modest budget? She has $150,000 to spend on the two-bedroom, two-bathroom house, which she plans to build on a foundation originally intended for a traditional house. Although the concrete-block foundation is well made, it's not necessarily well matched to the double 2x4 walls she's hoping to use.

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