Insulate those trap doors!
If you have a trap door to your attic or crawlspace, it could be a chink in your insulation armor. Make sure you weather strip
If you have a trap door to your attic or crawlspace, it could be a chink in your insulation armor. Make sure you weather strip
When you have wiring and outlet boxes in exterior walls, you need to take a few extra steps when insulating and installing vapor barrier. Electrical
Last time we looked at the advantages of housewrap. Now we’ll show you how to install it. Manufacturer’s instructions may vary a bit, so check
When you build a house (or an addition), you generally apply sheathing to your wall studs, and then put your siding material over top of
We’ve talked about the importance of attic ventilation in the past. By removing the hot air that sits up above the insulation in the summer,
So far we’ve looked at two techniques for creating your cathedral ceiling. You can install rafter ties (of sufficient strength and at specific prescribed intervals)
Last time we outlined three methods of constructing a cathedral ceiling. Let’s look at some of the relative merits of each. The first option was
Feeling winter already? It’s not too late to snug things up from the inside. Here are a few areas that sometimes get missed. Even if
Moisture can be the bane of your house. In the past, we’ve talked about ways to limit it, but here are two areas we haven’t
Last time, we talked about the benefits of making sure your attic’s well insulated. You stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter,
Now that the spring warmth has come upon us, you might not be thinking about insulation, but here are two reasons to beef up your
As you batten down the hatches and fix things up for the cold weather, you might want to scan this list to make sure you’re