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• Posted in thread: Renovating basement, not sure if I should change insulation.... on 09-21-2010 at 01:24 PM
  Nick13; Hard to give proper advice without knowing what area you are in . If you are in a mean
  average winter area of, say zero degrees, then you may require additional insulation.Usually a
  thickness ...

• Posted in thread: Attic Crawl Space Help on 02-08-2010 at 12:59 PM
  An attic area only needs insulation on the actual floor surface.On an open type of attic with 1
  floor the complete floor will be insulated. On a 1-1/2 story, insulation is needed in the joist
  spaces a...

• Posted in thread: insulating basement on 02-08-2010 at 06:36 AM
  Chlanny; Seems to me it's a good plan.Go for it.

• Posted in thread: insulating basement on 02-07-2010 at 08:42 AM
  [QUOTE=Chlanny;40325]Hi Hube The joist area is already insulated but imo the contractor did a
  poor job of it. The vapour barrier is either torn or coming away from the accoustical sealant
  already in m...

• Posted in thread: insulating basement on 02-06-2010 at 01:45 PM
  Chlanny; Are you saying the FACE of the studs are going to be 6" away from the wall which would
  make the rear of the stud approx 2 1/2" from the concrete wall? I would hope that it 's not 6"
  from the ...

• Posted in thread: Insulating exterior basement walls on 02-01-2010 at 08:30 AM
  You say there is a vapor barrier on the face of the concrete wall AND also on the face of the
  studs.? Are you SURE it is a vapor barrier and not a MOISTURE barrier on the concrete? A
  moisture barrier ...

• Posted in thread: Question about attic venting on 12-07-2009 at 07:35 AM
  moggy . It would seem that you have adequate venting for the attic. If by chance you do get
  some major ice damming, then you should look at the insulation to see if it is covering all the
  surface of t...

• Posted in thread: Question about attic venting on 12-06-2009 at 02:09 PM
  moggy; proper attic ventilation has to have air entering at the LOWEST point (soffits) and
  exiting at the HIGHEST point on the foof (either by a continuous ridge vent or near the peak
  mushroom type ve...

• Posted in thread: replace vapor barrier? on 12-06-2009 at 10:44 AM
  [QUOTE=Nestor_Kelebay;34860]What exactly is the purpose of having a moisture barrier outside of
  the studs?Is it to prevent moisture from getting into the wooden stud wall
  system?**********************...

• Posted in thread: Support Beam on 12-05-2009 at 09:01 AM
  A # 1 spruce 12x8 joist (@ 16" o.c.) will support only up to a 12'-6" span for living areas of
  up to 40 lbs per sq ft. These existing joists you have (even tho they are a full 2x8 in size)
  are not str...