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Exterior Foam Insulation
August 20, 2002

Hey gang. I live in Northwestern Ontario and have a 25 year old home with 2x4 stud walls, unfaced fibreglass batt insulation and a poly vapour barrier on the inside…
Cellulose Insulation Conundrum
August 18, 2002

I am building an addition to a home in northern Idaho. The existing home has fiberglass batt insulation and I would like to use blown-in dense pack cellulose in the…
bathroom exhaust fan ?
August 16, 2002

Is their a maximun lenght you can run 3" or 4" flexible pipe for bathroom fans. Should the pipe be placed so it will be above the insulation? Thanks, Roger
Ice dams, metal roofs, heat wire
August 15, 2002

Does anyone have experience with the placement of heating wire UNDER metal roofing for ice dam prevention? If so, please report. Thanks.
Do you like Geo-thermal heat???
August 14, 2002

I just finished having my wells dug, 4 @ 150', for my geo-thermal heat system. I think it's a 4 ton unit based on the 2900 sq. ft. house I'm…
Flushing hot water tanks
August 13, 2002

I am thinking that this might be a good idea but really have no evidence either way. I have two 50 gal tanks. has anyone every done this to rid their tanks…
Horizontal boards in stud bay
August 13, 2002

I went to drop some multimedia cables down an interior wall, and ran into one, and possibly up to three horizontal boards in the stud bay. I haven't encountered these…
uncommon HVAC requirement
August 12, 2002

I am on a committee restoring our town railroad depot. We are well on our way to having the clay tile roof reinstalled and are now concentrating on replacing the…
air conditioning retrofit
August 11, 2002

This brutal summer in Baltimore has convinced our little family that it's time to air condition our big old 1913 row house. I seem to remember reading an article on…
blown-in insulation
August 10, 2002

can insulation contractors remove blown in insulation as easily as they install--in an attic. Can they reverse the blower and suck all the stuff out? Getting ready to raise my…

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