Here's and interesting article reviewing some of the issues surrounding oil pricing and refining. There could be additional downward pressure on the price for Oil Sand product. http://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/oil-price-differentials-caught-between-sands-and-pipelines

QUOTE (asifghayoor @ Feb 10 2010, 02:28 PM) Steve, I have seen this many times, its very simple, the studs are cold conduits relative to the insulation or air in the walls. This creates a situiation on the walls where you have colder slower air in front of where the studs are. Any soot or dust...

QUOTE (ToddStokowski @ Feb 9 2010, 08:33 PM) I believe the striping is caused by the cold migrating from the outside to the inside. If you check the width of the exterior walls, my guess is that they are only as 3-4 inches thick, meaning that the framing was done with 2*4s not 2*6s resulting in...

QUOTE (housedoc @ Feb 10 2010, 03:54 AM) My guess would be inadequate (or missing) vapour barrier. Punch a hole and have a look, if you feel so inclined. Try using a high quality primer and paint. Something other than white? Thanks for the response. So far no one has felt any dampness at the...

Hi all, Does anyone have any idea why the walls of a unit would have this gray striping where the studs are? It`s a corner unit, and the discoloration appears on both sides of building--on all the exterior walls, but not the interior walls. The building has a concrete exterior with metal studs...