Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil ...

When insulating walls, it is typically the exterior walls that are filled with insulation. This helps improve energy efficiency and keeps in the heat in cold climates and the inside of a home ...

Unfinished walls, thin metal doors, and concrete floors make the garage a chilly place to hang out, but with some ambition and a weekend DIY insulation plan, you can turn that around.

In wall assemblies, the exterior air barrier is typically a combination of sheathing and either building paper, house wrap or rigid board insulation. The interior air barrier is often an interior ...

TENS of thousands of homes could be at risk of mould and damp thanks to dodgy insulation being installed through Government-backed schemes. Households were encouraged to install the measures ...

My townhouse back wall (south facing) in the kitchen is very cold. I’m looking for a way to airseal and insulate in the wall between the brick and the wall, without pulling out my whole kitchen. Has ...

The first step is to close windows and doors, because air carries heat with it. If it’s hot outside, and your window or wall feels warm, that means heat is still getting through. Any solid material ...

we’re renovating a room in the rear of our house (south facing) and redoing all the walls, windows, ceiling etc. Just wondering about what we should do to insulate between the new sheetrocked wall and ...