Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 53 of 903

January 7, 2016

I want to get constructed my new office building and I want it to be built as a green building that should be energy efficient and for this purpose I…

January 7, 2016

Hi everyone,  I am in the process of buiding a new home.  The house will be insulated with spray foam.  R8 ducts are in my HVAC contract.  But when I…

December 29, 2015

We have a ~ 3000 sf vacation house at 4000 ft elevation in the Cascades.  The two story house is 30 years old built on a continuous pour perimeter concrete…

December 28, 2015

I have a vacation house in the mountains at about 4000 feet elevation.  There is a floor hatch for access into the sub-basement that is a simple piece of plywood…

December 28, 2015

Figured this was the best spot for this. Getting ready to finish off about 700sgft of my 1600sgft basement. The other 900sgft is a work shop/mechanical room and storeage, all…

December 17, 2015

I have a 1957 home that I am upgrading. That it needs a complete overhaul of the insulation and HVAC goes without saying. Yet, it's not clear to me where…

December 11, 2015

Hi everyone, I am in the process of building a new construction home in Houston and need help making decisions regarding the HVAC system.  The house should have a fairly…

December 9, 2015

In remodelling my house, I have found the attic to be simply inaccessible - unless you're a cat! The only way to access most of the areas over the house…

December 3, 2015

Hi. I'm currently re-insulating an "attic" space above my small foyer, it's about 15' x 6' in area. I know it needs more air sealing and insulation because on cold…

December 1, 2015

I'm building a Tiny House (8'x12') on top of a snowmobile trailer to be used as both a grandkid playhouse and guesthouse. Walls and rafters of 2x4s @ 16" oc…