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Ryland · 11-11-10, 11:55 AM

There are alot of good ideas there, but I do agree that you can't just make short blanket statements like he does in that very short piece, there are entire books on the topic that only do an ok job of covering everything.
I think that the idea of a fire place on the 2nd floor is referring to the basement as being the first floor, really all heaters should be as close to area to be heated as possible but forced air furnaces tend to make noise, are heavy at times and take up space.
I don't know of any reason not to have close to a 3 foot roof overhang in the US, a 3 foot over hang on every side of the house will make the whole house last longer, keep it cooler in the summer and let full light in in the winter.

11-11-10, 11:55 AM	#11
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	There are alot of good ideas there, but I do agree that you can't just make short blanket statements like he does in that very short piece, there are entire books on the topic that only do an ok job of covering everything. I think that the idea of a fire place on the 2nd floor is referring to the basement as being the first floor, really all heaters should be as close to area to be heated as possible but forced air furnaces tend to make noise, are heavy at times and take up space. I don't know of any reason not to have close to a 3 foot roof overhang in the US, a 3 foot over hang on every side of the house will make the whole house last longer, keep it cooler in the summer and let full light in in the winter.