Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 47 of 904

basement insulation xps with studs already done
October 10, 2017

A good portion of my basement has walls that have wood panelling on them. These walls have fiberglass batts between the studs. I'm not a fan of wood panelling, and…
Heating ideas for fully insulated 3 season porch
October 9, 2017

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Kitchen niche on exterior wall
October 8, 2017

I am wondering if anyone puts niches behind their kitchen range when it's against an exterior wall. The wall is 1967 standard, so 2x4 construction with no insulation (yet). Is…
Effect of dark exterior in hot climate?
September 12, 2017

One part of the house I want to make darker than the rest, similar to this: http://www.archiscene.net/wp-content/gallery/archiscene/hasharon-house-sharon-neuman04.jpg http://www.archiscene.net/wp-content/gallery/archiscene/hasharon-house-sharon-neuman03.jpg House is fully concrete. This room with dark exterior will have extra…
Upgrading greatroom can lights while doing repairs – LED modules with Roxul?
August 20, 2017

As a result of some storm damage, I need to have some repairs done on the 18' tall ceilings in my greatroom. The home is 10 years old with poor…
Adding rigid insulation to inside of solid masonry walls–electrical box details?
July 24, 2017

We have bougt a house (1950s Cape Cod style) with solid msonry walls (4" CMU inside, 3.5" concrete brick for the exterior wythe). We're planning to add 2 1/4" of…
Why am I supposed to seal insulation baffles?
June 15, 2017

One reason for venting a roof (in addition to keeping the sheathing cold) is to release moisture from the attic. Given that (and assuming it is a given) I'm a…
Cathedral Ceiling Questions
June 6, 2017

Martin Holladay (Senior Editor) wrote a article in Jun/Jul 2012 FHB about insulating Cathedral Ceilings. In the article he talked about Vented and Unvented roofs. I have a vented roof…
Hydronic Cooling in AZ
May 8, 2017

I am in the process of designing a 1.5 story U-shape house with 3,600 ft^2 on the ground floor. The main section of the house is a rectangle, it will…
Air-Air Heat Pump
May 7, 2017

I make a guess someone has asked this question, but I couldn't find any with info that answered my questions. I built my house a year ago and installed an…

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