Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rigid foam boards are better suited for a finished loft or attic space than fiberglass insulation, which is best reserved for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An insulated basement or crawl space provides many benefits year-round, and the rim joist (or band joist) is often a focal point ...

Q: We have a frame house with a stucco exterior. Part of it is over a crawl space about 3 feet high. The house is bolted to the foundation and the exterior stucco covers the walls down to the ground.

One of the major concerns homeowners have during winter is frozen pipes. In Colorado Springs, Colo., when winter sets in it not only causes temperatures to plummet, but it also threatens to freeze ...

I insulated the crawl space under the newer part of my kitchen a couple of years back, and it seems to me to have made a bit of difference in temperature control in both summer and winter. I'm sure ...

At least once per day, our appointment center receives a call requesting for us to replace their fiberglass insulation. We then explain to our caller why we do not recommend or install fiberglass ...

It's almost the end of a wet and cold winter. The recent Bay Area snowfall made Bill think he'd hopped a plane to visit Kevin and family in Idaho. As it turned out, Bill's winter wonderland was the ...

NORTHUMBERLAND — A Northumberland man has come up with a product that may save homeowners in heating and cooling costs. Kyle Seward, owner of KS Construction, noticed that access doors to knee walls ...

I’ve read about folks who insulated their crawlspace. I’m thinking about doing the job. My question is for those who’ve done the work already – What kind of energy savings did you notice (cost of ...

In his native Germany, Uwe Neumann used his passion for engineering to research and design autonomous aircraft. Now at home in Greenville, he applies the same passion to making homes and businesses ...

I insulated the crawl space under the newer part of my kitchen a couple of years back, and it seems to me to have made a bit of difference in temperature control in both summer and winter.