The houses
The Triple-Decker
Three apartments stacked on a narrow lot, usually with one family's decisions affecting two others. These stories take the questions a three-decker raises and no other house does: converting one floor at a time, who gets to decide, how air moves through balloon framing, and where three outdoor machines can possibly go. Worcester is where the form probably began, so it is where these stories start.
The Triple-DeckerCan a Triple-Decker Go Heat Pump One Floor at a Time?
Convert one apartment now, or wait and do the whole building?
12 min read
The Triple-DeckerWho Decides About the Heat in a Triple-Decker?
Owner, tenant or condo association: whose call is it, and who pays?
11 min read
The Triple-DeckerSealing a Triple-Decker: Balloon Frames and Back Porches
Seal the whole building, or just your floor?
11 min read
The Triple-DeckerWhere Do Three Outdoor Units Go on a Narrow Lot?
Side yard, rear wall or brackets: where the machines end up
10 min read