Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 85 of 903

January 16, 2013

I have a 24 x 36 gambrel cape with a pellet stove in the basement.  I currently heat the basement plus the two floors above with my Harman P61 pellet…

January 12, 2013

I am having a house built in which I planned to heat primarily with RFH using mini-splits to supplement the heat when needed as well as providing A/C. The GC…

January 7, 2013

I have am considering putting up 1" foam on the interior side of rafters on a cathedral ceiling, very bad ice daming going on and very difficult access to attic.…

January 7, 2013

Hello All, I'm going to be stripping the terrible old siding off of my house and wrapping it with rigid insulation and finishing with strapping and vicwest steel cladding.  Here's…

January 6, 2013

 As the landscape around our building site disappears under a blanket of snow, the sheathing on our houses has been disappearing under a thick layer of exterior insulation. Known as…

January 5, 2013

Does a 20lb propane bottle hold 20 lbs of propane? Is that 20 lbs just a generic term? I weighed an empty 20 lb bottle on an electronic scale at…

January 4, 2013

What are your thoughts on the viability of a radiant floor system over an existing, uninsulated slab.  Is it a good idea?  Will it be hopelessly inefficient? Would the following…

January 4, 2013

A client with a gas fireplace insert (Heat-n-Glo) wants to remove the ceramic 'logs' and have the flames emerge from crushed glass or 'river rocks' for a more contemporary look...…

January 4, 2013

Hi,  Got a poured concrete foundation near Ottawa Ontario.    Am doing the basement and was going to go all in with spray foam R-20 full height with joist cavities sprayed...…

January 3, 2013

I am having a house built along the coast  in SE Mass that will be heated by radiant floor heat. I plan on using a multiple zone mini split system…