Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 79 of 903

July 11, 2013

I'd been planning, in the current remodel, to insulate the walls with sheet foam (preferably polyisocyanurate for its higher R-values) sprayed in place with the spray-in-a-can.  I am now getting…

July 9, 2013

Is there an easy (read: non-invasive) way to tell or inspect if my basement slab has rigid foam insulation beneath it? The home is newer (built in 2001), so I…

July 1, 2013

My son is living in a room in my shop and suffering from our current So. Cal. Heat spell. We plan to use a portable air conditioner, but currently there…

June 30, 2013

Hello everyone after trying to find an unbiased source online I decided to ask the group here in hopes of getting an honest answer. I live in Western Mass in…

June 25, 2013

Hello to all, I'm thinking about adding heat pump(s) to my home in order to cool it in the summer and add supplimental heat in the winter. Can anyone recomend…

June 21, 2013

I hope to pull permits for new construction next month, in northern Illinois ( north end of zone 5) but am concerned that I'm not optimally insulating the headers. On…

June 21, 2013

Hello, 'My wife and I are putting on the finishing touches on our Zero-Energy home.  Here are some pictures, and some background.  I acted as General Contractor for this home. …

June 19, 2013

So I live in austin tx and the nights are not getting above 80 degrees and the days are in the 90s outside, but at night the ac is not…

June 16, 2013

I live in West Texas and I have a house built circa 1940.  I'm in the midst of remodeling room by room and I've just torn into the kitchen walls…

June 13, 2013

Whatvwouldnbe wrong with venting my shower stall directly into the AC return duct?