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> depending on local regulations, they may have been able to insulate to a higher standard Are you implying that some places have maximum amounts of insulation
by nkurz 4y ago
> depending on local regulations, they may have been able to insulate to a higher standard
Are you implying that some places have maximum amounts of insulation that are allowed for new construction? This seems backwards.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoNo, but they'll insist on minimum ventilation if you burn stuff, which usually involves letting heated/cooled air out with the toxins.
- Scoundreller 4y agoDrove me bonkers that “over-the-range” microwaves are unavailable in europe. Probably because they assume everyone uses gas and would set them on fire, or that it’s impossible for them to vent fast enough.
- ceejayoz 4y agoBuilders and homeowners tend to functionally enforce the minimum as the maximum.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoYes, but mostly out of economic necessity. Unless you're building some billionaires summer cottage it's just not economically justifiable to pay for all the labor required to deviate from the standard plus all the material. If you want "better" you just do more extravagant construction but you keep to the same minimums. That said, there are plenty of people exceeding the minimums. You just don't know it because they are doing it themselves (or with a friend or two's help) on their own property and typically not pulling permits. <clutches pearls>
- xeromal 4y agoIf they're too airtight, it's a safety issue if you have a gas system.