...old walls . And here's another page all about how best to insulate exterior walls from the outside on older homes . Have a read over that to get some ideas and ...
...insulating crawl spaces read here about what causes frost heave and how to prevent it in order to do it safely. I had to deal with ice damming this winter. The ...
...older houses when you are doing energy efficient renovations, since rarely do older homes have a proper air barrier. If those pages don’t answer all your questi...
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My plan is to fully demo the basement walls and start from scratch.
I've been getting mixed opinions online about properly insulating the "rim joist". ...
...Insulating the exterior walls of older homes has to be done carefully so you don’t trap moisture.
I would recommend you use some sort of mineral wool / rock w...
...insulating it. Many basements in older homes simply are not insulated at all, and therefore they do have higher heating bills to show for it (which is not great...
...oldy? How to Fix & Prevent Mold in Homes
The smart barrier sounds fine but isn’t even really necessary since you are protecting the stud wall and insulation f...
...insulating the exterior of oldhomes to improve energy-efficiency you need to be careful not to trap moisture inside walls. What you read about installing a pol...
...oldhomes
If as a heritage project insulating the outside is out of the question, I would honestly consider putting that investment into an extremely efficien...
...older spruce and spruce trees. Since we have lived here, during the winter months the house is cold during windy days. On those days the back wall is cold. You ...
...oldy insulation and re-insulate, as well as taking steps to mitigate water infiltration into the basement. A house that old would not have any vapor barrier bel...
...old as yours you will need to be careful about ventilation. It was not built with the intention of adding insulation, so if there is none already it likely isn’...
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I don't know if I should continue with trying to encapsulate the crawl space (will it help reduce radon?) and get a good dehumidifier or just ventilate. ...
I have an old home, circa 1920’s, I’m currently renovating in Saskatchewan, Canada. I want to add insulation on the exterior of the home. The house is currentl...
...oldy? How to Fix & Prevent Mold in Homes
A dehumidifier is a good thing to have in a basement but it won’t do much to remove moisture from the other side of a...
...oldy? How to Fix & Prevent Mold in Homes
If you leave an air gap then you’re at significant risk of there being an air convection behind the insulation which ...
