Insulation in the basement I am finishing -vapor barriers?
The house I just bought is 8 years old and I want to finish 1/2 the basement. Do I need the 6-mil plastic under the subfloor? Do I need 1 or 2 layers of plastic i...
The house I just bought is 8 years old and I want to finish 1/2 the basement. Do I need the 6-mil plastic under the subfloor? Do I need 1 or 2 layers of plastic i...
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answersI have a 8 year old heil forced hot air furnace, It will run once and if you start it up again before 15-20 minutes the blower will not start unless you switch th...
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answersThe "fireplace" in my 115-year-old Victorian does not burn wood, but is instead a very ornate metal (brass or copper, I think) grating with a hood, surrounded by ...
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answersOne of the two panels that cover the blower motor compartment has started to rattle. There is a switch on the lower part of the compartment that would put tension...
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answersOkay, to start with, our furnace is in the garage, tucked up against the house wall on a raised pedestal, and the house intake air is drawn from the vent in the f...
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answersHello,The house we purchase this summer has a small glitch. The baseboard hotwater heat clangs like crazy. I've had this type of heating before but not nearly as...
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answersI would like to know how flush my water heater. We are currently not getting alot of hot water when we take a shower.Our water heater is only about 2-3 years old....
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answersI'm a new owner of an old (1900) 3-story house with a gas hot water heating system. The boiler is a couple of years old and all of the radiators work well, but t...
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answersI have a 150 yr old house in Maine and all the steam pipes have been stripped of insulation. With the price of old, I'd like to get these insulated but I can't l...
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answersMy attic has cellulose between the joists and I plan to place fiberglass blanket (un-backed) over the joists for more R value.The previous owner placed plywood ov...
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answersI am renovating a 50 year old house's basement to increase living space. I am located in Southern Ontario, Canada.Along the outside walls, I read that a water bar...
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answersI just bought a house that has no wall insulation. The only technique I'm familiar with is blown-in insulation from the outside.What types of insulation can be b...
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answersI purchased my house about nine months ago, and have been fighting ceiling mold ever since. I have had a carpenter install soffet vents and ridge vents, but this ...
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answersWe are building a house. What a horror story. Anyway, I am told by heating professionals and a building inspector I know (not in the town I am building in) that i...
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answersI am building a new home and want the blown in insulation system. I'm comparing Nu-wool to BIBS. BIBS is a fiberglass system and Nu-wool is celluose. Any comme...
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answersWe're looking to buy a new house and the builder wants to use rboard instead of partical board. Which is better and why? I just don't want a flimsy house and th...
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answersI current have one-zoned gas heat controlled by one thermostat on my first floor. Is there any way possible to install a second thermostat on the second floor to ...
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answersIs there such a thing as termite proof or repelant insulation? Any help would be greatly appreciated.joesnavywife@hotmail.com
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answersWe have an "A" frame home that was constructed in 1967. The only roof/ceiling insulation is the 2 X 6 tongue and groove roof planking. A new roof was installed a...
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answersI have a 75-year-old house with steam radiators and a gas furnace. Some of the radiators work fine, most of the time, then suddenly they don't, while others that ...
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