Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 53 of 903

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.…

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…