Adding insulation to attic floors is essential to keeping your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. If installing insulation in this hard-to-reach space seems like a costly job or not worth ...

CR's guide to home insulation will help you decide where and how to install the right type of insulation for the best results ...

If your floors stay icy even when the heat’s running, it’s not just the weather’s fault. Cold floors usually mean your house ...

Air drafts can rapidly chill a house, no matter how much you run your heating system. If you've ever wondered why your house is so drafty, the causes are easy to pinpoint. Solutions can be as simple ...

What is the best way to reduce CO 2 emissions in housing, and what levels of insulation should architects be encouraging clients to specify? Over and above the requirements of the new Part L? Do ...

Q.I live in a small condo. My upstairs neighbor put in creaky wood floors. I hear every step he takes. I have heard that you can insulate between floors, but that mostly it helps with television noise ...

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If you’re going to replace the siding or cladding on the exterior of your house, you should take the opportunity to add external insulation for a more comfortable house and lower energy bills.

The only mistake I feel they made was adding the extra layer of open-cell foam over the foil-faced insulation. This will reduce the ability, to a degree, of the foil to bounce the heat of the basement ...