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My attic has insufficient insulation, and since there are floorboards down and the attic is used for storage, I'd like to insulate (kraft-faced batts) between the rafters and add radiant barrier. I checked my eves and I only see soffit vents every 8 feet or so, my rafters are 16" OC. Do I need...

I am insulating the attic above the garage space using the Owens corning blow-in fiberglass insulation. Is it safe for the insulation to be touching any of the items in the attached photos? None of these items explicitly state IC on them. If any are not safe, how would you recommend making it...

Well, I’m looking to beef up my attic insulation by adding to it. What’s the cheapest place for insulation? The big box stores are fine but is there some place that beats them? Unfortunately I can’t buy in bulk. Looking for that uncommon retailer that somehow beats them.

Hello, my cape is your stereotypical cape and was not properly insulated so im currently tackling this project. Im in climate zone 5A. I know there are two methods of doing this. The first would be setting the thermal boundry at the kneewall and the second is including the crawlspace in the...

I bought a 1940 house. The thermal images from inspection indicated the home had good wall insulation but I’m wondering if thicker 1940 drywall is perhaps masking realities as the house does not do a good job holding temps. The inspector did point out poor attic insulation which was an R of...

Hi, I am concerned about the heat that is captured in the attic space. I live in Vancouver Canada and today was 27c (80f) but the attic was about 50c, Is this to be expected? An insulation man came around to quote on blowing more insulation in, and recons the airflow for the atic space was...

Hey everyone! I am new to the thread and have a spray foam question. I have a small beach bungalow and recently I had the roofline spray foamed. The contractor also removed the old insulation on the floor bc he said it was holding the foam smell. Now it seems my furnace and AC are always running...

Hi, I recently enclosed a double carport and created a 576 sq ft dog room. I want to keep the concrete floor for easy clean up of accidents from foster puppies. Walls were built to code along with correct R-value insulation. The area between ceiling and roof is uninsulated but there's a large...

We recently bought a home with a mansard roof and are looking for ideas to vent the attic. Currently, there is no intake (or maybe its outtake) ventilation as the walls directly meet the top of the roof (that is 10 degree slope- 2:12). We will monitor it this winter (living near Toronto) for...

I am replacing insulation in the attic floor. The initial plan was to install R-49 or R-38 fiberglass batts but after clearing the space of the old stuff, it appears to be a harder job that i thought: spacing of ceiling joists is all over the place from 16" to 22", many of them are doubled up...

We have an old stone house ca. 1905, with a third floor (with dormers and kneewall) that is finished, but has not really been used. The third floor ceiling is sagging. I thought it was just plaster pulling away from the lathe, but when I ventured in to the space above the third floor, I...

We bought a house in Northern Arctic Minnesota last summer. After outrageous propane consumption this last winter I decided to check out the insulation in the attic. This summer a leak developed and drywall ended up in our bedroom. After realizing that there was no access to the attic, I made a...

Hi all, A little freaked out right now. Long story short--today was part one of two days to remove asbestos contaminated vermiculite in my attic. The goal is to get it reinsulated to improve energy efficiency of the home. I hired an abatement company--he is licensed and EPA certified. Seemed...

My attic has been invaded by squirrels, who have chewed through my cedar siding numerous times. They have left droppings and urine, posing a health (and fire?) risk I am told. I have a number of questions: First, what is the best way to keep these critters out of the attic? (I have removed...

Hi Everyone, I have an existing early 20th century wood frame home on rubble foundation and no insulation in the roof space. The roof is a low slope flat roof with the touch-on-roof still having about 10 years of life left. As I'm in climate zone 6, my heating bill over winter are very high...

Hello all. We've got a rental unit that has electric heat and wanted to see what we can do to make the unit more energy efficient for the tenants. It is a 3 story end unit town home (about a 500 sf per floor)). I'm pretty handy at doing things myself if it saves money, but require the advice...

We are having a new roof put on next month. It is currently the original 1978 roof of spanish tile with no decking or paper. We are going with lightweight concrete tile with plywood decking and double underlayment. At the same time we are having them take out the old blown-in insulation and blow...