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March 13, 2002

* I've got aluminum windows throughout. Both sliders and picture. Glazing is double. Has anyone successfully treated or retrofitted a fix to prevent condensation and heat transfer through the frame?

March 13, 2002

* Have a very difficult lot the govt regulations that will not allow me to use closed loop horizontal. Do not want to use pump and dump open loop but…

March 13, 2002

* I'm getting ready to build a house in Montenegro Yugoslavia. The weather is a wet Pacific Northwest/New England weather. We have around 80 inches of rain (some of it…

March 11, 2002

* Would there be a reason I wouldn't want to put ducting for my HRV in my attic if I were to insulate them really good?

March 10, 2002

* The new 50 gallon electric water heater we just put in in a new house gets into whistling every now and then.I dont mean really air escaping but an…

March 10, 2002

* I am considering the purchase of a sturdy 1948 bungalow in Lee County, Alabama. About 2200 sq ft, one floor,attic, slab foundation, asbestos shingles (in good shape but for…

March 10, 2002

* I have been living in the house I bought 11 years ago. Last winter, the baseboards on the North side (not on the South side) of the house started…

March 9, 2002

* I'm looking for insulation with a radiant barrier to install over a concrete slab floor and under engineered wood and carpeting. I've been in touch with Therma-Float, which produces…

March 9, 2002

* Is there any material that can be troweled on like plaster that is insulative? I am trying to finalize finish details for a window opening in a stone barn…

March 9, 2002

* Has anyone out there ever used an 1.5" sand layer as a thermal mass with PEX tubing instead of a thin poured slab over a plywood subfloor? Any luck…