Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 13 of 903

September 14, 2022

I am building a new construction 2 story + walk up attic.  I am In NY Zone 4, if I finish the attic during building phase I would have to…

September 13, 2022

I have a 2600 square foot house with two floors above ground and an unfinished basement. A new forced air furnace with A/C was recently installed. I noticed there is…

August 31, 2022

I am building a new workshop ... 3000 sq ft lower floor and 1500 sq ft attic.16 ft high walls.I had the trusses designed with a 24" energy heel.I am…

July 28, 2022

Hi!I live in New York State in the Catskills mountains (5B hardiness zone). My 50+ year-old oil boiler has sprung a leak and will need to be replaced soon. I…

July 16, 2022

Hi There,I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I own an older home built in 1912. As many of you likely know, back a century ago the majority of these…

July 13, 2022

I'm a technician with a national lab working on a residential research project that aims to validate adding ext c.i. during siding replacement (more here: https://www.pnnl.gov/projects/re-siding-ext-insulation). An aspect of my…

July 12, 2022

Hi all,I have a large interior exposed brick wall that I would like to seal to make it air tight specifically - we are getting an air leakage test done…

July 10, 2022

I am rebuilding a room in my house (built in 2007, in Michigan). Turning it into an office.  As such I need to add additional wiring in the East (exterior)…

July 6, 2022

We are in process of designing our custom home. We would really like to paint the home Black with cedar accents. We are in NE Kansas, Climate zone 4, so…

June 27, 2022

Hello! I'm renovating a bathroom in my 125 year old home in Northern Michigan. The bathroom has lathe and plaster walls with old wood panel wainscoting on the bottom 1/3rd of…