Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 52 of 903

February 18, 2016

Advice from the wise, please. In process of redoing all of the trim in the final room of the whole house renovation. Window casing is removed and there's a puny…

February 9, 2016

House is in zone 2... But it's winter and now using heat off and on. In the middle of a total remodel. House is one story ranch type. There are…

February 3, 2016

I realize all municipalities are different but- anyone run into code issues on insulation on reno work? Being told by 1 of 3 vendors pricing the job that if a…

January 31, 2016

I'm changing out a wood burning stove for a gas insert. The existing brick hearth is elevated 40 inches off the floor and is inset back into the wall maybe…

January 28, 2016

I'm not sure of the correct terminology but it was explained to me that there is a thermostat inside the plenum that causes the blower fan to turn on/off depending…

January 28, 2016

Quite exited about building my new residence. I have already incorporated green roof into my house design in order to make my structure energy efficient. I need to know few…

January 23, 2016

I own an 1880's 3 story townhouse in the Northeast (west of Philly).  In the rear of the first floor is a one story addition, which I believe was built…

January 14, 2016

I have sliding bessler stairs (not folding) I am trying to find a way to insulate them.  Currently we have a piece of styrafoam on the inside of the hatch…

January 12, 2016

I'm planning on using a construction method described in "Breaking the Thermal Bridge", FH#250.  This involves adding a foam furring strip combination over 2x6 exterior walls to create a thermal…

January 10, 2016

I have a 1948 construction home with fairly heavy metal junction boxes. One of the lighting switch boxes has a stripped tab where the electrical switch mounts to the box.…