Q–I have a question about heating. My house is about 12 years old, a ranch, without a basement. We have forced-air heating, but it is inadequate. By the time the warmed air reaches the outer rooms, ...

One of the most cost-effective and energy-conserving measures you can take is to insulate duct or pipe runs in the unheated areas of your home. By not insulating these conduits, you are essentially ...

Fiberglass insulation is not airtight. Heck, it will barely even slow air propelled by convection, differential pressure or wind. It is especially helpless against air moving through a leaky pipe ...

Q: I inherited a concrete block building that was then converted into a home several years ago. Part of it has a crawlspace and part is on a concrete slab. The crawlspace is always damp, and the ...

DIVERSE APPROACHES: There are diverse types of ductwork for unending applications. It’s the same story for duct sealing and what it means in terms of system efficiency and energy savings. August 6, ...

I am renovating a house and the floor in our rec room gets very cold. We have an accessible crawl space below it. I would like to put up unfaced insulation between the floor joists and lay carpeting ...

If you trace this duct down, you'll find that it connects to an opening at the exterior of the building. This is essentially just a hole in the side of the building that brings in fresh outdoor air.