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January 13, 2009

I am trying to fill in some holes in my science education. Here is a source that I stumbled on that seems to be usefull. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5F4F46C1983C6785&page=1 They may talk too slow…

January 12, 2009

Away you go.

January 12, 2009

Got my energy audit the other day and #2 on my hit list (#1 is the Garage door) is to replace my natural gas fired hot water heater with a…

January 12, 2009

I have a customer home with soffit vents blocked by plywood Has a ridge vent and 2 Gable vents one one side. After A/C unit installed humidity level increased When…

January 12, 2009

House near water on beach on stilts. What is best way to insulate under house?

January 12, 2009

A customer home has no ventilation from soffits. Blocked off by plywood under vynyl. Home has a ridge vent and 2 gable vents on one side none on other (garage…

January 12, 2009

What would be the best way to insulate under a house that is on stilts. Home is on beach south shore long island. Thank you

January 12, 2009

The application is a 4,000 sf branch bank building.  I know very little about the different types of insulation.  Normally we use kraft paper faced fiberglass batts in the exterior…

January 12, 2009

Application is insulation board on the interior of solid masonry exterior (extruded polystyrene board) With this application (interior between furring strips) is there any reason to use foil-faced board? Jeff

January 11, 2009

I have a split level house with 3 floors in Maryland.  During the heating season the basement floor is freezing.  The middle floor is comfortable and the top floor is…