10 articles on "insulation"

Year-Round Tree House: Attic Renovations Create Fun Space For Play

Year-Round Tree House: Attic Renovations Create Fun Space For Play by: News Canada (NC)—Tree houses are great in theory but pose a number of safety issues and aren't ideally suited to cold weather play," says David Flood, Insulation Exper...

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Home Audit: Ensure Optimal Insulation Levels For Maximum Energy Savings

Home Audit: Ensure Optimal Insulation Levels For Maximum Energy Savings by: News Canada (NC)—"Improving your home's insulating system is a speedy and cost-effective way to increase energy-efficiency and comfort in your home, reducing heat...

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INSTALLING RETROFIT & REPLACEMENT VINYL WINDOWS

In previous articles i explained to you how to determine whether your windows are candidates for vinyl replacement style frames or retrofit style frames. This week i'm going to explain the installation techniques for both frame styles. Let'...

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Ice Damming

Ice Damming by: Gil Strachan Ice dams are the accumulation of ice at the eaves and valleys of roofs, and in some winters create major problems. Insufficient attic insulation or attic ventilation can cause roof snow to melt and slide down to the ...

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A Cheaper Way to Conserve Energy: Ceramic Additives for Paint

Energy saving is not only great for the environment but also for the pocket book. We're all familiar with the typical insulation you put in your attic or walls or investing in costly energy saving systems like radiant heat systems or solar panel...

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Solar Home Efficiency - The Building Envelope

With global warming and skyrocketing energy costs on every-one's minds, homeowners are considering a solar power kit or solar panel system for their home. Energy efficiency and solar power go hand in hand. Like solar energy, there are now tax cr...

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Cavity Wall Insulation For Comfort, Healthy Indoors And Low Energy Bills

Cavity Wall Insulation could be a remedy for the energy poverty undergone by many homes in Ireland. Available statistics show over 60,000 low income and 160,000 other homes suffer from energy poverty. This invariably affects their health, indoor comf...

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Steel Door Garages

Conventionally, garage doors had always been made out of wood. However, slowly but surely wood stopped being used as it could easily be damaged by the sun or rotted by the rain. Due to the hassle with the amount of maintenance that was required innov...

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Performing An Energy Audit- How To Tell If Your Home Is Efficient Or Not

If you are committed to making sure your energy bills are as low as possible, you may want to perform an energy audit. This will involve having experts examine your home in a number of ways and make sure that you are not losing energy that can be ret...

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How To Make Sure Your Home Is Properly Insulated

Insulation is something which can have a huge impact on your heating bills. A home that is not properly insulated will be one that is difficult to heat or cool efficiently and this can lead to a number of issues. The first is a massive heating bill. ...

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