Fiberglass Insulation - Page 4 of 5

Q: Back when I was a builder, I always installed foil-faced or kraft-faced fiberglass-batt insulation by stapling the face flange to the sides of the stud. Side stapling also is…

Q: I own an balloon-frame 1850 home with 10-ft. ceilings and a significant number of windows. What is the best way to insulate this type of house? Kevin Delahanty, Ghent,…

Careful installation of fiberglass batts is likely to have a bigger impact on your life than tight-fitting miters.

Q: My 67-year-old farmhouse has pine flooring with no subfloor on 2x6 joists over an open crawlspace. The wood all appears to be in excellent condition, kept dry no doubt by…

Thermal insulation is changing for the better, becoming more user-friendly and safer for the environment.

In rehabbing a 19th-century house, I had to custom cut a lot of fiberglass insulation. The ideal tool turned out to be a chef's knife, or French knife, which has…

Q: I have a lovely tongue-and-groove ceiling beneath a mansard roof that I need to insulate before converting the attic into living space. The space is, at best, only 2 ft. high,…

Q: Our washer and dryer are on the second floor of the house. The dryer was originally connected to the same duct as both bathroom vent fans; flexible dryer hose…

Some practical solutions to noise pollution.

Ron Smith's idea of using garden shears to cut fiberglass insulationsounds good, but my partner and I prefer another tool -- a machete. We bought ours for about $8 at…