Advanced Blower Door Testing Tips for Historic Home Renovation

Demo is starting soon on this 1920's home in Atlanta, and as an introduction we test the most important aspect- air leakage. This turned out to be the leakiest house I've ever tested (the test DOES include all attic spaces, since we're wanting to compare the same test before and after, and these attics will be a lot less confused when they're officially inside the house).

Check out the work of Matt Hoots at Sawhorse Design-Build:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1JqnAmtx8YqF-pzp1Pmdfg
https://sawhorse.net/

Check out the work of Chris and Jodi at LG Squared Architects:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sJ6CQzqJ3DdeP7acjPRrg
https://www.lgsquaredinc.com/

How to Make My Home Healthy: Ventilation, Filters, and Dehumidifiers 101

In this final chapter in our Santa Fe series, we lay out the exact systems of products that you can use to tune your home's chemistry and microbiology. Always important to TEST before you start throwing money and time at a home, and after you think you've solved something, to make sure you're done.

Learn more about Santa Fe and Ultra-Aire systems: http://santa-fe-products.com

Active vs. Passive Ventilation: Why Spend $$ on Fresh Air?

Thanks to subscriber Big O for challenging us on this question: Why are windows no longer good enough? Here's at least four reasons why, installed in our own performance-tuned home. Learn more about these and all the other awesome systems we used to build this house at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Check out Healthy Indoors Magazine: http://HealthyIndoors.com

Thanks to our Patreon supporters for keeping our work going strong: http://Patreon.com/HomeDiagnosisTV

Forever Home Product Preview

Welcome to the final sprint to the finish on this scientifically incredible forever home of ours. Here's what's to come in this last 3 months of our family build (product highlights linked below).

Kichler Lighting: https://kichler.com/

Fanimation: https://fanimation.com/

RailFX: https://railfx.net/

Miele Appliances: http://mieleusa.com/

Elite Water Systems: https://elitewateroftexas.com/

CBP Tile System: https://custombuildingproducts.com/

Thermory Wood: https://thermoryusa.com/

Mitsubishi HVAC: https://mitsubishicomfort.com/

Fantech Ventilation: http://fantech.net/

Ultra-Aire Dehumidifiers: https://santa-fe-products.com/

TZOA Haven: https://tzoa.com/

Chronomite Water Heaters: https://chronomite.com/

4 Year Old Tests Home Air Leakage

My daughter can find out whether your house will perform well or not- but I got to be her first client. She runs our Retrotec 5000 up to 50Pa and shows off how awesomely airtight our family's forever home will be for the next 100 years.

Get the book on testing homes: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/homeperformancediagnosticsbook

See more about the inner airtightness system: https://foursevenfive.com

More about blower door systems: https://retrotec.com

HOMEChem 101 and the Basic Science of Homes

Presented in partnership with our friends at Santa Fe and Ultra-Aire Dehumidifiers. Understand the underlying dynamics that make a home healthy or unhealthy by learning the basic physics, chemistry, and microbiology happening all around us inside homes.

Get the book at: https://buildingperformanceworkshop.com/homeperformancediagnosticsbook

Watch the TV series: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

Deep Dive into Interior Airsealing & Insulation

After we airsealed and insulated our family home from the exterior, we kept going with the details shown in this 30 min video, using airsealing systems from 475 High Performance Building Supply including Intello Plus membrane and Vana tape, with Rockwool cavity insulation (aka Roxul).

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See all about this house at: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv/atlanta-homestead

Retrofit Series Continued: Addition and Progress Test

Corbett shows the (slow) progress on the 1960's performance retrofit with the install and testing of the addition. Featuring ZIP System paneling.

See the other videos in this series here:
https://youtu.be/iciAPohuLNM
https://youtu.be/YDXk8ObHBWU

Retrofitting for Performance: Crawlspace Encapsulation

Using 475 High Performance Building Supply materials, Corbett and his dad are encapsulating the vented crawlspace of a one-story ranch home in Atlanta. See what a difference the improvements make to the test data from the Ultra-Aire Sentry system and the blower door.