Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 70 of 903

February 10, 2014

So I crawled up in our attic for the first time this weekend and took some pictures. I am pretty sure the attic isn't insulated properly do to it being…

February 7, 2014

having a debate with my plumber/hvac guy. i am building a 3500sqft house and was thinking of using an 80gal steibel eltron hybrid unit for dhw, i know people who…

February 4, 2014

We have  a large attic area with aircrete insulation in the attic.  We also have about 50 can lights in the ceiling.  Whenever the wind blows hard (Montana it is…

February 3, 2014

I'm considering buying a house built with 2x4  walls and fiberglass batts.  I want to install XPS on the exterior walls to add "R" value to the walls and reduce…

February 1, 2014

Hi There   We have a 1200 sq ft down and 1000 sq ft up home of conventional construction completed in 2003.   We went for hydronic  heat in the…

January 28, 2014

I installed new custom oak entry doors last fall.  When the temp drops below about 15 degrees (which it's done many times here in upstate NY) they develop a layer…

January 28, 2014

Our house is 680 sq.

January 27, 2014

  Hi all,

January 24, 2014

All, My Pennsylvania house is built with vertical 1.5 inch thick by 8 inch wide T&G cedar planks.  They are my exterior walls, 2x4 studs with 2 inches of foam…

January 19, 2014

Our master BR is over our garage and has had a couple of pipes freeze over the years. With the recent sub zero weather they all froze and during thawing…