Tag: puzzle

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Fanciful Fuel

    Subtitle:  Where did the water and blue-green staining on this fireplace support column come from? Images:  …

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Fanciful Fuel

    Subtitle:  Where did the water and blue-green staining on this fireplace support column come from? Images:  …

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Mold in Certain Closets

    Subtitle:  After putting up with mold for a long time, a homeowner finally bites the bullet and hires a moisture management expert Images:  Author’s Note: I am setting up a series of building investigations that I have done over the years as puzzles, presenting successive pieces as an interesting way to tell the story. As…

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Mold in Certain Closets

    Subtitle:  After putting up with mold for a long time, a homeowner finally bites the bullet and hires a moisture management expert Images:  Author’s Note: I am setting up a series of building investigations that I have done over the years as puzzles, presenting successive pieces as an interesting way to tell the story. As…

  • Building Science Puzzles: The Jigsaw Approach

    Subtitle:  Tracking down performance problems is all about getting the building science right — and following the rules of jigsaw puzzles Images:  Just about every week, I get a call or an email that turns into a building science puzzle. While the problems are varied, how you solve them doesn’t change. First, you understand how…