In the battle against winter cold and sky-high home energy costs, the first line of defense is attic insulation. According to the Environmental Protection Agency's estimates, homeowners can save an ...

QUESTION: A previous column of yours has me thinking about my own garage. It is not attached, the walls are 10 feet high and I have finished insulating them with R12 fibreglass. The ceiling joists are ...

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Insulating exterior walls with new insulation in a hidden wall cavity during an upgrade is challenging. Insulating outside walls cavities with injection foam shows promise as one solution. It’s not ...

This time of the year, I get a lot of calls from homeowners who are flummoxed over issues related to poorly insulated homes, high energy bills and uncomfortable living conditions. One call that I ...

Informative Home Inspections & Improvements worked on a house this fall that didn't have enough clearance between the ground and the cladding, causing rot. Informative Home Inspections & Improvements ...

At this time of year we need to talk about basic house insulation. Although it has been a nice summer, it won’t be long until we will be using our furnaces regularly. How do you keep the heat inside ...

Josh Silver is tackling his first project to make his home more energy-efficient, following the guidance of a home energy audit that was his starting point. Silver is taking CBC P.E.I. along on his ...

There is a change to the Minnesota Energy Code that took effect over a year ago, which now requires attic access hatches to be weatherstripped. I think that's just peachy. I've never liked how attic ...