You may be losing more heat - and cash - through your basement ceiling than you suspect. But there are steps you can take yourself reduce heating costs and increase comfort. A simple DIY insulation ...

An insulated basement or crawl space provides many benefits year-round, and the rim joist (or band joist) is often a focal point in energy-saving initiatives. Installing insulation at the rim joists ...

This article describes a low cost method of building insulated basement walls without concrete, using geotextiles. Typical basement walls are expensive and use large amounts of concrete, a major ...

Question: In a conversation with a builder last week, I was asked how I plan to provide a foundation that meets the minimum requirements for insulation. My initial response was “Why?”, since we’ve ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? One of the simplest and most cost effective ways to expand your home is by converting ...

Thermal insulation requirements are becoming increasingly exacting, to reduce both energy costs and CO2 emissions.U-values of 0.6W/m²K, which became the norm following the energy crisis of the 1970s, ...