Q. The heating ducts in our basement are exposed, and I know a lot of heat that I’d like to have upstairs is being lost moving through the ducts. The main duct is large and rectangular and runs almost ...
Tony Giovinazzo from Waterloo Canada writes: Mike I am preparing to finish my basement and have read in this blog that you recommend rigid insulation with duct tape and NO vapour barrier. Can you ...
Q: I inherited a concrete block building that was then converted into a home several years ago. Part of it has a crawlspace and part is on a concrete slab. The crawlspace is always damp, and the ...
In a house with an unheated basement or crawl space, adding insulation beneath the main floor can save on heating bills and increase comfort during the winter. Usually, the job involves fastening ...
Q: Our house does not heat evenly. It is a 160-year-old Greek Revival structure. It has two stories in the center and a one story wing on each side. There is a basement under the center two-story ...
Q–I want to insulate the wood room-addition of my brick duplex house. What`s the best way to do this? Is there a ”This Old House” video on this subject? A–Although we`ve shown how to install ...
NO-LEAK POLICY: Here, a technician performs a leakage test. While some leakage was once commonly chalked up to heating the basement a little bit, those days are gone. “Now,” says Hank Artlip, “if you ...
I am renovating a house and the floor in our rec room gets very cold. We have an accessible crawl space below it. I would like to put up unfaced insulation between the floor joists and lay carpeting ...
Q: I inherited a concrete block building that was then converted into a home several years ago. Part of it has a crawlspace and part is on a concrete slab. The crawlspace is always damp, and the ...
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