Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 151 of 903

February 28, 2010

I've watched the "Ask This Old House" episode, where one of these heat pump water heaters is installed, twice now and something has been eating at me each time.  I'd…

February 28, 2010

Guys, I'm wrapping pt 4x4s porch columns with 8 inch pvc column wraps.   Can the receptacles be mounted directly into the pvc or do they have to be mounted…

February 28, 2010

My friend’s house was destroyed by a tornado last year. After cleanup only the decking was left over the walkout basement and the chimney. A roof was put over the…

February 25, 2010

Hello All - I'm replacing  a waterlogged - failed - expansion tank on my domestic hot waer heating system; but, I need help learning how to vent air from the system once the tank's installed. I've…

February 24, 2010

Our master bathroom is located over our unheated garage, which means that all of the water supply lines and drains are over the garage also.  We live in Rochester</spa

February 24, 2010

Hey gang, it's been a while.  We are renovating the kitchen in our 1916 bungalow and I'm thinking about adding insulation to the exterior wall (north wall) before I patch…

February 24, 2010

If I add a 3 1/2" thickness to the inside of a bedroom I'm remodeling and put in additional R12 batts, do I need to remove the old sheetrock first?…

February 23, 2010

I have read through many of the posts regarding tanked vs. tankless water heaters. I noticed that many were somewhat dated and I did not see any that quite captured…

February 22, 2010

The guy that did the basement for the previous owner of my house put up a vapor barrier (plastic) and wallboard, but did not put any insulation between the vapor…

February 19, 2010

I plan to finninsh my basement.  probably the best way to cover the walls is to face them with 2' x 8' 2" pink poly estrene(sic).  this would provide a…