Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 72 of 903

December 30, 2013

Hi everyone,   I'm looking at caulking the corners of the floor of my tile shower and looking into using AFM Safecoat Caulking Compound vs Eco-bond kitchen/bath. Has anyone had…

December 28, 2013

Howdy, i have had way too much free time so i have been reading about earthship homes and watching some yuo tube videos. But  I wonder why they cost a…

December 27, 2013

Howdy am remodeling a grand old, 108 years, home. It is ballon framed plastered walls. Going to super insulate it by adding a 2" space and then 2by4" wall and…

December 26, 2013

I've got a new build with Joist Trak radiant floor panels under the subflooring of a room over an unheaded garage. Normally the vapor barrier goes on the "warm side"…

December 25, 2013

Threw this out there under green building, but maybe better under this catagory.  We want to drywall/texture the wall of our log home to improve r-value, reduce dust, and make…

December 24, 2013

To create a tighter envelope and increase the r value of our scribed log house,  we plan to put up firring strips and drywall.  As far as insulation,  i want…

December 23, 2013

Reading the  article  on Insulated Skylight Shafts in the current edition of Fine Home Building prompts me to finally get around to writing to FH about  a problem I think…

December 20, 2013

A year ago my HVAC/Oil Dealer installed an Energy Kinetics System 200 furnace in my home.  At the time, the Dealer had one factory trained System 2000 employee.  The other employees…

December 17, 2013

  For the purpose of property taxes, the square footage of a building is calculated from its external footprint. (At least it is in Canada anyway.) The architect of the…

December 15, 2013

 Is it possible to convert central airconditioning unit to central heat pump and air conditioning and if yes how do you do it? Thank you