Builders, contractors, and homeowners alike are beginning to realize the profound advantages of incorporating vertical ICF (insulating concrete forms) systems into their homes. In fact, the technology has been ranked in PATH’s (Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing) TOP 10 technologies of 2007. (more…)
If your house has no attic (most flat-roof houses don’t), chances are there’s a cockloft, a space between roof and ceiling, at ...
Many home owners want to use brick veneer exterior walls for their houses. The brick is usually the automatic choice for outd ...
Using blankets the width of your wall studs, insert the blanket between the studs and staple to the studs. (The job is easier i ...
You may have unfinished masonry walls in your basement. To insulate them, you’ve first got to create wall studs to hold the ins ...
It is easier and less costly to fit insulation in a new home than to retrofit. However, many existing houses have little or no insu ...