Energy efficient renovations / Discussions

Has anyone had experience with furring out 2 by 4 walls to take 2 by 6 insulation? You can for sure add 2 inches to your 2x4s so they can accommodate 5.5" batts. You would need to bring out your wiring boxes to mee the new thickness and it would inset your windows more, but there is no reason we can think of as to why ...

...energy audit needs to be performed on site of course, so you would need to find someone in your region. Where are you located? If you happen to be in Canada you can try here –  Find free energy audits in Canada There are also some green home renovation tax credits and incentives about to be announced in Canada with the...

...energy efficiency, but it has to be done with carefully selected materials or it will trap moisture and can cause significant damage to walls, exactly as you mentioned. The suggestion of adding a rigid foam panel to the exterior would likely cause that trapping of moisture you are already aware of as foam will act as a...

...energy efficiency, you have to make sure walls can dry. Applying spray foam directly to the back siding of your cladding doesn’t sound like a good idea to me, but I’d need a few more details. And first check out this page to see how we install siding –  How to install exterior siding so walls can dry So a few question...