Cottage / Discussions

...cottage is over a dirt floor, the foundation walls all in 2x6 and plywood, what type of insulation can i use on walls .  and to point out the walls are sitting on contrete blocks no footing my plan is to add a 6mil barrier to floor,  i eventually want to use in winter thx  denis I’m going to read this back to you and p...

Hello, our house built in 1920 untouched save for a simple kitchen. It's walls are toung and groove pine. No heat no insulation just the wainscotting walls. The interior frame ar 2 by 4's. we wish to live there through the summer from May 1st to October 8th ish. We have to install heat and insulation for the times when...

...cottage in Ontario. Some walls are being stripped to the studs and getting insulated with Roxul R14, some walls are not. I plan on adding house wrap and insulation and siding on exterior soon. Do I need a vapour barrier on the interior warm side if I'm using house warp on outside? Will a good sealing primer prevent any...

...cottage to 4 season. The current wall is drywall with poly vapour barrier, 2x4" framing with fiberglass. The sheathing was 7/16 asphalt sheathing with an exterior stained plywood on top (with batten strips). We have restained it several times over the past 35 years. (Dad originally built it) I was thinging I could just...

...cottage and some around its perimeter.  In order to install a master bedroom and ensuing plumbing needs to be installed in this crawl space. Also we are trying to make it an all season cottage so a fully heated floor would be ideal. What is the best was to seal the complete cottage foot print when there is not enough r...