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Indoor Airflow – Perfect Balance vs. Door Undercut

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Author(s)
Guertin Mike
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Organization(s)
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Description
Central return designs require an open pathway between the room and the heart of the house where the return grill is located.

What’s Wrong With This Practice? Undercutting Doors, Info-804

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Author(s)
Building Science Corporation
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Organization(s)
BSC
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Article discussing the risks that can occur from undercutting bedroom doors to provide return airflow from bedrooms, as well as corrective measures that can be taken to address these risks.