Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 874 of 903

Plastic after insulation or no?
May 22, 2002

I have this question I can't get answered to my satisfaction. I'm a beginning to middling home remodeler working on my own 100 yr-old house. My pattern so far has…
Swamp coolers
May 22, 2002

I am considering using a swamp cooler in my house and was wondering if anyone has experience with or advice on wheither I can duct it into my existing furnice…
Radiant heat
May 22, 2002

I am putting an addition on my house this summer. It is going OVER an existing deck which faces a lake, I can't do a foundation under it because of…
Floor above garage
May 22, 2002

I'm going to be installing a cork floor in a room above an unheated garage in the canadian prairies (cold cold winters, hot summers). I will use DP cels or…
Installing a pool heater
May 22, 2002

Check with your building department. I'm sure it is a code issue. I had my line redone several years ago. They wanted to measure the depth of the trench, see pressure readings…
Pilot light keeps blowing out, Help.
May 22, 2002

Have a neighbor that has had the pilot light in the Hot water heater blowing out, especially durring high winds. The vent stack is double lined pipe that is punched…
insulation for old wood frame homes
May 22, 2002

I'm in the process of moving a house built in 1891 in Texas. Obviously we had to remove all the plaster and lath wall covering. Part of the restoration will be…
insulation
May 21, 2002

I am just about to embark on remodelling a 25x16 ft existing addition of my home. It is a 100 year old house and consequently has full 4 inch studs that are…
Upgrading HVAC equipment
May 21, 2002

I bought a house 6 months ago with a forced air gas/CAC HVAC system. It has three zones. Two separate furnace/CAC coils, one with two damper zones. The equipment is…
Insulation for cathedral ceiling
May 21, 2002

I need to know the best way to insulate a second story cathedral ceiling. I would like to have at least R-39 insulation because I am in the north. The…

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