...walls dry to the interior, by that we mean to caution readers against installing interior poly vapor barriers that traps moisture in with studs and causes wall...
...walls. Is there any benefit to this or should the walls be insulated instead? Crawlspaces are sometimes insulated between the floor joists to the floor above, o...
Can I source a supply. There is one company in the UK that is producing Straw bale SIPs, and there was one Ontario company producing Straw bale SIPs has since s...
...walls absorb too much heat, poor building design. I live in a condo and would like to put something on the walls inside to keep the heat mostly outside. There a...
...walls of the house are: plaster/lathe - 2x4 wood studs (no existing insulation) - wood sheathing - brick veneer (no real airspace to speak of). The interior pla...
...walls, and your question is sort of answered in there anyway – The best way to insulate walls is from the exterior Since you’re already going to be insulating t...
...walls it dried up. I reinsulated and and a new vapour barrier, and left it for the winter. I opened back up and there was condensation again. I opened up the ...
I live in Calgary, Alberta and bought a house built in 2007. I noticed this past winter when I started renovating my basement that the rim joists were poorly in...
...walls and the ceiling with hemp insulation. I have no idea of the cost to do so.
I have been reading so much on insulation ....and out of the foam boards I think eps might be the best to use, but not sure if the foil face would be good, may...
I will be building an Ecohome in the middle of Colorado where it snows for a third of the year, is freezing for about half of it, and has a couple warm summer m...
...walls with no insulation behind them. I want to insulate the walls but not remove the plaster as it's still in excellent condition. My house goes right to the...
we are thinking of upgrading our cottage. Currently it is off the ground at various heights, from 6" to 3 ft. Supported by cement blocks at various locations un...
...walls of an existing home for more details. What does your local Building code say the minimum R value for walls, roofs and slabs is in the area?
...walls are installed. So once the concrete walls are poured, moisture can’t pass between the two.
Standard exterior plywood sheathing (on top of ext stud wall, underneath finish ext siding) has formaldyde, glues all of which are toxic. What can I use that w...
Is hemp insulating wallboard available in Canada? I have seen some in the uk We will soon be suppling Hemp Insulation and Hemp Building Products, we are current...
I am looking for best approach to insulating a deck over trailer. -frame is 2x6 steel tubing 24" oc (wheel wells under the floor frame) -ideally i do not want t...
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