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thanks i'll look into that. the inspector guy didn't mention that but i don't think attic furnaces are common around here. Most places have basements. Any other thoughts on how to insulate if needed or if i decide to go that route?

Local code requires it with the furnace being up there

Hi i have a house i'm remodeling and plan on moving the furnace into the attic. There is no basement and at only 600 square feet i don't want it taking up floor space. So to do this I need to insulate the roof deck. Is this doable with rigid foam or do I need it spray foamed. I know spray is...

i'll want to run electrical which was why i would want the furring strips. I'll check on the crawlspace but if there is there isn't any easy way to get at it.

cement slab with wood over that. now along the lines of insulating from the inside would you want to put up rigid foam then furring strips over the foam or cut foam to fit in between? thanks for all the replies so far.

the house is from 1945. there looked like some water damage from on the lower foot or so of drywall.but it didn't look recent. Same guy owner the house since 1950 and he hadn't done much as far as fixing it up since the 70's probably. no basement so its all above ground.

I live in michigan so we get rough winters. Yes I plan to do new windows and doors. This is a small house 600sq ft. It was furring then drywall portions of the house had felt paper in between the two but not all. The plumbing is all pretty much located in one spot of the house so is relatively...

thanks for your reply

Hi I am fixing up a cinder block house with cement slab foundation. The house needed to be gutted and i will also be removing the current aluminum siding and replacing with viny. what i'm wondering is where/if I need to waterproof and the same with vapor barriers. I read different things and...