Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 70 of 903

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…

January 17, 2014

 Reading the FHBM artical  'Designed for Success' (link below) I noticed the 16" double stud wall assembly had a layer of spray foam on the exterior sheeting (couple of inches)…

January 17, 2014

Hello: I had an energy audit performed on my home in southeast michigan.  the company that performed the audit made some recommendations.  Since then I've been doing some research to…

January 16, 2014

my house is a 35yr old two story, roof is 7/12 pitch black shingles, it has continuous soffit vent and two whirly birds. i put a remote temp/humidity in the…