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Prevent Mold Growth Under Fiberglass Insulation
Missing Vapor Barrier Leads To Mold Growth Quite often we get emails from folks asking why their walk-out basement walls have mold growing on the inside of the exterior wall sheathing. Some folks... This is a brief summary of the article. For the fu...
How To Insulate A Concrete Floor
Insulating Concrete Floors If you live in a cold climate then you’re no stranger to cold concrete floors in the winter. If you’re planning on finishing a basement or portion of your home... This is a brief summary of the article. For the...
Insulate Under Stairs
Insulate The Bottom Side Of Stairs Effectively insulating a house isn’t rocket science but there are a few areas that folks forget to account for which can result in quite a large amount of... This is a brief summary of the article. For the fu...
Basement Insulation | Spray Foam Installation Video
Insulating Basement Walls with Spray Foam We’ve written quite a bit of content on how to insulate basement walls. Most of our content features the use of foam board products which offer... This is a brief summary of the article. For the full a...
How To Insulate Basement Walls
Insulating Basement Walls Insulating a basement properly is rather challenging in cold climates. In this article I’d like to discuss how to insulate basement walls in cold climates. Insulating... This is a brief summary of the article. For the...
Blocked Proper Vents Causing Ice Dams
With winter quickly approaching I thought it was time to discuss one of the problems that causes ice dams. Ice dams cause significant amounts of damage each year and most of them can be avoided... This is a brief summary of the article. For the full...
Recommended Levels of Insulation – New England
Minimum Levels Of Insulation The U.S. Department of Energy recommends the following R values of insulation for renovations of homes located in New England. The recommendations are cost-effective... This is a brief summary of the article. For the ful...
Insulating Basement Walls With Spray Foam
Spray Foam Insulation for Basement Walls I’ve written quite a few posts on Insulating Basement Walls using rigid foam board insulation. In this article I’d like to share several other... This is a brief summary of the article. For the fu...
Insulating A Finished Basement
Insulating Basement Walls Insulating basement walls properly is extremely important if you want to enjoy your finished basement investment. Every year thousands of basements are finished with poor... This is a brief summary of the article. For the f...
How To Build Attic Stair Cover | Big Energy Savings
Insulating Basement Walls
Best Methods For Insulating Basement Walls I’ve written several articles on insulating basement walls and evolved some of my methods over time. Basements provide for a very challenging insulation problem. Basements are a challenge because of .....
Foam Board Insulation R Values
Foam Board Insulation Types I’ve written several posts about how to insulation basement walls in which I promote the use of foam board insulation as the first line of defense against moisture and mold. Because of ...Subscribers to Home Construc...
Blower Door Test | Energy Star Home
Energy Star Home Over the past few months we’ve been building an an Energy Star Certified Home for a customer. This new home features some really nice energy efficient details including triple pane windows, spray-in-place cellulose ...Subscribe...
Icicles Tell Which House Has Enough Insulation
I’ve been writing about ice dams and attic insulation quite a bit lately because of the weather. I’ve also pointed out that you can tell when a house doesn’t have sufficient insulation. I ran across ...Subscribers to Home Constructi...
Recommended Insulation Levels
Insulation Saves Money We’ve been having another record winter here in New Hampshire and quite a few people are asking me if they have enough insulation in their homes. The expensive cost of fuel and rough ...Subscribers to Home Construction Im...
