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...mitigate the heat and condensation issues? That’s a very hard call to make, and one that only you can make, but we can give you some things to think about to he...

...mitigate radon gas – How to insulate crawl spaces properly How to remove radon gas from basements and crawl spaces

...mitigate a very minimal risk, so the big question really is about whether or not you will have A/C, and where you live. No air conditioning. North shore of la...

Gosh, do I need help w this one. It's a 1820s house with a largely stone foundation and backed against a small mountain. The "root cellar" with mechanicals and...

...mitigate that risk is to install a perimeter skirt insulation (where and when it is needed). This is exactly how we would build a slab, so we rely on insulation...

...mitigate air leakage , log homes are not known to be particularly airtight. But as for where you install the house wrap, you can’t go really wrong either way, b...

...mitigate radon gas exposure (at my home the basement isn’t living space so the higher levels down there is not a major concern). The air flow of the HRV is se...

...mitigate radon gas if your concrete floor has any cracks . As for installing flooring, if you don’t have a vapour barrier your concrete would always remain we...

...mitigate heat loss but also protect air quality . They are also a good source of questions for us! This page below is a good place to start for you - How to I...

Now that I have removed everything from my basement, I have this nice pristine unfinished concrete floor and walls. I have heard of a product called radon bl...

...mitigate water infiltration into the basement. A house that old would not have any vapor barrier below the concrete floor, so even if you did insulate and seal ...

...mitigate the influx of flue gasses, we would advise you to limit the use of your stove hood, or at the very least open a window when it’s operating until you co...

...mitigate that with drainage and sump pumps with battery backup systems in case of power failure during storms, but it is impossible to predict levels of precipi...