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Calculating the R-value penalty of low-heeled trusses

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Abstract
Builders have long known that low-heeled roof trusses -- the kind that restrict insulation depth above the wall plates -- are more likely to cause ice dams than raised-heel trusses.
Date
7/2006
Author(s)
Page(s)
8-9
Keyword(s)
R value; low heeled truss; ice dams; Manitoba Hydro


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