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 ...

Q: In this coldest of winters, I need help! My family room floor is like a block of ice and my several attempts to fix the problem have failed. I've read many of your columns about insulation problems ...

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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Q: I've recently had a home-energy audit sponsored through our local electricity supplier. They recommended additional insulation in my two attic areas (main and in an addition) — blown-in, loose-fill ...

Q: We sold our home, and the buyers asked for an inspection. One of the things the home inspector listed for repair was the attic insulation. The inspector said that because we had installed flooring ...

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 ...

Q: My husband is increasing the insulation in our attic. We installed some untreated sheets of lumber on part of the attic so that we could store some items there. We cannot find any information ...