Someone just knocked on my door with some papers in his hand. He said he's working on insulation in my neighborhood. He seems to be knowledgeable and stated the street number of the house he's working at. The company is NDS Insulation. I looked it up on Home Star. ...
Jul 25th, 2022 3:39 pm
... basement is facing east so the walkout side gets about 7 to 8 hours sun during summer time...I have recently noticed some moisutre between insulation and the vapour barrier when the outside tempreture is above 26 degree...The section with the issue is about 3ft in length and directly under ...
Jul 11th, 2022 1:30 pm
... the pipe they used to attach to my water line was sealed properly and it should no longer pose any more issues. However, do I need to replace the insulation in the basement that was exposed to water? I have the dehumidifier running down there and was hoping to just keep running that in the hopes ...
Jul 4th, 2022 9:27 am
... information out there but I am still not clear on the effectiveness of rigid foam (ex Durofoam https://www.homedepot.ca/product/durofoam-eps-rigid-insulation-96inch-x-48inch-x-1inch/1000116769) vs fiberglass. Rigid foam has is approximately R5, where as with fiberglass you can go anywhere up to ...
Jun 30th, 2022 11:44 am
My basement has the builder insulation and Vapor barrier on the foundation wall. I was told just to frame over it which I did. I then had some inquiries about spray foam and the long story short we won’t spray. However the guy that came ...
Jun 29th, 2022 10:23 pm
... we decided cost wise to just put new tiles and i doubt a tenant would care to pay extra to heat 3 extra feet of space. the previous owner placed insulation batts on top of the drop ceiling u can see in the first 2 pics. theirs about 700sq/f of ceiling so about that much insulation. Theyre a little ...
May 31st, 2022 8:27 pm
Have a crawlspace under an addition on my house. Unvented. Access from outside. Dirt floor. Perimeter insulated with fiberglass batt and vapor barrier. Between floor joists insulated with fibergass batt. Held in place with a plywood 'ceiling'. Some electrical and ductwork runs through the joists wit...
May 30th, 2022 11:57 pm
Moved into a new ( to me, 2005 built) home. Just took a look inside the attic. What kind of insulation is this ? I see posts with R numbers in some threads here . Any advantage in upgrading ?
May 23rd, 2022 8:33 pm
Hello, Noticed some condensation on the VB near rim joists in the basement. Standard builder batt insulation behind it but I guess builder didn't cut it to the correct size. Can I just use great stuff window and door foam to fill the void? Would it compress the existing ...
Jan 26th, 2022 12:54 pm
Our attic has less than 6inch of blown fiber glass insulation. We want to remove the old one first cause has lot of dust and want to seal all the cracks. Most of insulation companies want to just blow on top of it. Anyone knows where I can rent insulation removal vacuum ?Thanks
Jan 16th, 2022 3:02 pm
... and the furnace and hot water tank are located in one corner of the basement side by side. I could possibly cut and slide some rigid foam board insulation in there, but it would still be tight. There would not be enough room behind the water heater for example, to then install studs for drywall, ...
Jan 8th, 2022 12:42 pm
Hi all, I'm finishing my basement this winter and shopping for rigid insulation. Has anyone used the Soprema Sopera XPS insulation and had good results? (Rona/IHL) It's cheaper than Foamular/DOW XPS by a wide margin and seems to have the same vapor barrier ...
Dec 14th, 2021 2:40 pm
Hi guys, I've asked a ton of roofers, insulation ppl, whatever. I can't get a great answer from anyone. So I am turning to RFD. Notice these 2 typical Toronto/east york homes (please note, they aren't my home, I have simply perused google maps ...
Nov 8th, 2021 10:06 pm
Hoping someone with insulation background can provide some help. Currently in the process of a new build being completed. Insulation is up now for all lots which appear to be pure solid white. On my lot it appears some of the insulation ...
Oct 8th, 2021 7:35 pm
I want to blow in more insulation and went to check out the baffles today. To extend them, is it okay to just staple more similar baffles up higher? Or is it better to remove them all and redo them?
Oct 5th, 2021 6:05 pm
... gaps in the exterior walls on the driveway and filled those gaps with construction sealant (Polyurethane). Now we are planning to use Rockwool insulation to insulate the room again. We visited home depot and found that the Rockwool insulation is available for 4-inch * 2-inch and 6-inch * 2-inch ...
Aug 31st, 2021 12:34 pm
Anybody know what kind of insulation is used in this 1950s house?
Aug 7th, 2021 8:41 pm
Hi, i plan to wrap my small trees with fiberglas insulation but am wondering it will be enough ornot. Can anyone help with relation between R value and temperature increase? for example, R value of 10 will briefly increase temperature by how many ...
Jul 29th, 2021 11:57 am
I’ve recently moved into a home where I’m redoing my roof with new plywood and shingles for the entire roof. I also need to have an insulation company come and replace all the insulation as we found an infestation of silverfish in the attic and suspect most of the eggs and population are ...
Jul 16th, 2021 11:24 pm
.I wanted to google info about this but no luck, so hoping one of you experienced folk have easy answers for me!
Jun 3rd, 2021 1:36 am