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January 3, 2009

Hi, I am hoping somebody here can help me out with this. I have an 85 year old house that is in need of attic insulation.  I want to bring…

January 3, 2009

My 1930's rowhouse has the original doors and windows. They all have decent metal weatherstripping, but there is no entry storm door and the storms on the windows are leaky…

January 3, 2009

We are building a home with a wall of South facing windows. They will not open. Because of there size and qty, it's expensive. I'd like to to build them.…

January 3, 2009

I originally posted this under a different title in Business, but thought I might get more responses here. BillHartmann already listed all the sources for rebates (thank you) so I…

January 1, 2009

The discussion about ICF vs stick building started me thinking about siding. At some point our 100 year old house needs residing. Someone had put vinyl over the cedar clapboards…

January 1, 2009

I'm looking at installing a ventilation system in my house.  New construction, will have radiant floor heating (no heating ductwork), located in Upper Michigan (cold a lot).  I thought my…

January 1, 2009

The purpose of this thread is to spark some discussion about Energy Star and the associated testing.  I don't have real in-depth knowledge, but still I thought it would be…

January 1, 2009

I'm wondering about ideas for insulating a concrete block building I own, to turn it into a small home. It's a two story, 800 sg. ft. garage at this point.…

December 31, 2008

any idea what it costs to heat a gallon of water from say 50 degrees to 120 degrees at 10 cents per KWH?

December 31, 2008

My son in law says he read someplace that there is a electric element (resistance) heat coils that can operate cheaper than hotwater in pex in a builtup floor over…