Ceiling / Discussions

...ceiling. I'm leaning towards not venting my cathedral ceiling and using closed-cell spray foam insulation. My walls are double 2x4 stud walls 12 inches deep a...

...ceiling to inspect wiring etc. My concern is this; the unfinished basement will be cold next winter and that will spread to the rest of the house with the ceili...

...ceilings and I will be adding an addition this summer with normal height ceilings and a new stairwell to the basement. Should I arrange for a ceiling fan in the...

...ceiling. I haven't insulated because I read different articles and didn't want mold. But now I really need to do something, it's so cold in the winter. I'd like...

...ceiling has a lovely beam and a frame. My husband wants to insulate the inside ceiling and add wooden planks. I am concerned that this is a pro job, however, I ...

Here is my problem: I have polyurethane spray foam inside the assembly cavity of my walls and unvented flat roof ceiling. It's impossible to air seal all the j...

...ceiling we did use a 6-mil poly barrier, as building scientists don’t consider the ceiling to be as great a risk with the reversed vapour drive as walls. So y...

I bought a duplex that was built in 1978 in Indiana. It gets moisture on ceiling so bad during winter when temps drop below 20 degrees that it will run down th...

...ceiling from above/behind. It's a bit like the problems in ventilating/sealing a cathedral ceiling – and in your case you must be doing something right in ter...

...ceiling space as sound proofing and the roxul/batt insulation is in the ceiling space right up against the exterior wall. Installing batts of insulation directl...

...ceiling is tough to determine, is it a slopped ceiling? Could condensation from the skylight be running down and across the ceiling? Again, a bathroom fan will ...

...ceiling. Any tips on this? The short answer is that you can’t, the vapor retarder primer won’t do anything for air leakage. What it can be used for is to stop m...

...ceiling height about 7 feet with above ground windows. Insulate from air and from water. Insualte inside and/or outside. Insulating the outside of the foundatio...

...ceiling and floor. I am removing the cellulose, but what non toxic insulation can I use with the radient barrier? Hemp or wool? Where can I buy hemp? Thanks! Yo...

...ceiling has a silver face 5) a 3 inch duct ( crushed but no holes) from the bathroom on top of the insulation leading out to soffit , 6) some electrical wir...

...ceiling and the mineral wool. They dug holes in the wool and left a lot of feces. I would like to know if their traces are toxic for humans, and would you recom...

...ceilings in my 1 storey house are (non asbestos) cellulose tiles. I made a few holes in the living room ceiling 10 years ago when the semi conditioned attic spa...

...ceiling (no attic). The roofing deck consist of 2x6" T&G pine boards running from eaves to ridge and is visible from the interior as my finished ceiling.​ ​Th...