Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 96 of 903

May 1, 2012

I've been looking into installing some new LED strip lights into my home office, but not really sure about the best way to go about buying them. I've explored a…

May 1, 2012

Greetings, I'm currently building a 24x36 storage buidling with shed roofs on the sides for storing larger items such as a boat, UTV, log splitter, etc.  I don't plan to…

April 30, 2012

I live in an 1835 post and beam Greek Revival home.  The inside is wood lath and plaster.  The outside siding is old wood clapboard siding.  In the wall cavity…

April 29, 2012

Questions on a "not so fine" modular home aka a "doublewide".

April 29, 2012

Hello Heaters and Coolers. Has anybody out there successfully used a conventional gas-fired water heater for radient floor heating ? I'm looking at an 840 square foot well insulated space…

April 27, 2012

My type 7 Hunter Fan instructions only tell me how to wire from a single switch not a three way. I have 3 wires coming out the ceiling: a white,…

April 26, 2012

I have removed the flooring down to the joists in my corner bedroom. looking between the basement studed wall and the existing cinderblock wall there is a 5" gap that…

April 26, 2012

Hopfully someone can help me.I removed my roof insulation(unfinised attic space)to update to a higher R-value.Replacing R-21 with R-30.The south-east facing roof was dry and clean(rafter vents and sub-strate).The north…

April 24, 2012

Just moved into older house with hot water baseboard heat.  In master BR, which is furthest from boiler, turning on heat produces multiple and continuous creaks, pops, ticks, and other…

April 21, 2012

much of  my basement is already finished, but this summer i plan on updating and adding 2" of xps to the exterior walls and sealing the rim joist with foam.…