Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 50 of 904

heat loss
September 26, 2016

I have skylights in my home that are 27 years old. (Roto brand?) The glass in some of the lights are foggy or getting foggy. Some of the gasket material…
Spray-foaming a Roof?
September 15, 2016

Under conventional OSB/plywood sheathing under asphalt shingles, is it common practice (I'd certainly think so but that's why I'm asking!) to leave a ventilated air space of 1" or so…
Spray foam insulation on basement concrete walls.
September 6, 2016

If I have closed cell foam sprayed on to my basement concrete walls, do I have to frame them out first? I'm not finishing the basement, I just need to…
Closed off roof vent channel
September 2, 2016

Getting ready to retrofit an old house with insulation. The attatched drawing is almost identical to what I'm dealing with. Roof with absolutely no overhang and therefor no soffit vents.…
Did I make mistake?
August 22, 2016

Will try to make it short. Background: Our crawl space usually dry. This has been a hot and humid summer in North Carolina Today, we noticed the crawl space with…
options to wood heat
August 20, 2016

I need some suggestions for heating my parent's home. They have happily heated with 2 stoves, one in the basement 1 upstairs for many years but it's getting to…
Minisplits for new home in the Hudson Valley
August 11, 2016

We're having a new home built in Rhinebeck NY that's going to be about 1200sq ft. I've been talking to contractors about using Minisplits for heating and air conditioning and…
Attic insulation
August 10, 2016

I'm building a 30' X 40' insulated woodshop. Walls are 2 X 6. Bottom chord of the ceiling truss is also 2 X 6. We live at 5700 ft and…
Help with a documentary about sustainability
July 28, 2016

Hello! My name is Joshua Shaffer and I am an architectural filmmaker. I have an architectural documentary coming up about sustainable design and have 1 question survey for builders…
Heat Pump Conduit
July 25, 2016

Has anyone come up with a creative solution (beyond white plastic line set covers) for hiding / containing exterior refrigerent lines in heat pump installations?

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