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January 19, 2003

A while back someone said that they setup a shop dust collector and used it pull out all of the old loose fill insulation in their attic. Today on Hometime…

January 19, 2003

I saw the recent posts about attic heaters - I have the air handler for a high velocity heat/central air system in the crawl space above the attic - it is…

January 18, 2003

Hi: I'm looking for some ideas/designs/sites regarding making interior storm windows and insulating shutters.  Has anyone come across something that works well with out causing lot of condensation on the…

January 18, 2003

Gentlemen; I am redoing sheetrock in four outside walls, roughly 50 linear feet. This is in northern new england. The walls are 2x4 with 1/2" ply and tar paper. Should…

January 17, 2003

I have a new Carrier high-efficiency furnace in my attic. This came about when I took the baseboard heat out of the upper level of my split-entry so as to…

January 15, 2003

I am converting a garage to living space. Adjacent to the garage is a slab on grade. The new floor of the garage will be 3/4" plywood on 2 by…

January 15, 2003

I would like to add a small 75K BTU propane heater (permanent) for my garage, the rest of the house is heated with propane as well.  I have a tee in the…

January 15, 2003

We all know about how to select windows to keep out the cold, but how about windows that keep out sound? Are there certain brands/models that work best for keeping…

January 15, 2003

Seeing how I have no real knowledge of HVAC systems and furnaces, I come to the great world of Breaktime to pose a question.  My brother has a house, been…

January 14, 2003

I have a built a home (midwest) for a client with a hydronic radiant floor system and a forced air handler for fresh air with a HRV system (carrier), air cleaning (space guard),…