Recent content by Vikeologist

so is that bathfan i mentioned above a good one? and is flexible duct ok to vent it to the roof?

The 'Broan' one i am looking at is 130 CFM and 2.0 Sones...is that good? I will have to measure my bathroom tonight and give you the exact dimensions.

yes I live in Minnesota, so I will definately need a vapor barrier. Would you also put up plastic before the new drywall as well as the faced insulation? Also could i just put the faced insulation between the joists then put the blown in stuff back over top of the faced insulation in the...

but what do i do about there not being a vapor barrier? when i pull down the drywall on the ceiling to put up new, all of the insulation will fall through the ceiling. how do I avoid this, and should I put a vapor barrier up when i remodel, and how?

I think it is dry wall, but it is kind of wavy...it sure doesnt seem like plaster to me... also, no there is no barrier between the insulation and the ceiling...that is my problem. When i take the ceiling down, all of the insulation is going to fall into the bathroom... what should I do?

I have the same problem, and I need to install an exhaust fan. I have 18 inches of blown in insulation in the attic, but there is no moisture barrier. I dont know what to do

I have a house that was built in the 50's and the previous owner had blown in insulation in the attic but there is not a moisture barrier of any kind anywhere in the ceilings... Will this hurt anything? Will mold grow in the attic? Also I want to remodel my bathroom, but to take down the old...

so what work needs to be done outside yet? or is it all just inside now with the new load center?

I know nothing about electricity, so there is no way I am going to attempt to do this job on my own, therefor I need to hire an electrician. Since I have the new line run up to the meter, is the hardest part done now? What else needs to be done besides the new load center? Also the reason...

When I bought my house the eletrical wires coming from the pole to the house were above ground, and attatched to the side of my house, then ran down to the meter. I had my electrical company come and bury the electrical lines in the ground. They told me this new line would be ready for 200...

I hope this is in the right forum, if not, I apologize...but here goes... On the front of my house, I have a cement step leading to my front door. I am planning on put a deck type step, using composite materials instead of the cement step. I am wondering If I need to remove the old cement...

I appreciate you being up front...how much does an energy audit cost? Also, i have recently replaced the windows, put R-board and new fiber cement siding... blown in 18" of insulation in the attic...not sure if the walls are insulated or not...

I dont have any documentation yet, but the guy giving me the estimate has geothermal, and he heated and cooled his own home for around $800 last year, and his house is much larger than mine. Im in a small town, so i do know this guy and how big his house is. I'm still waiting on the exact...

I have an Oil Burning Furnace that is forced air, so the duct work is already in place... Like i said, i spend around $2500/year just on oil alone to heat my house for a bout 6-7 months... I was told with a geothermal heat pump, I would pay around $400-500 all year to HEAT and COOL my...

so what would you recomend in my situation? So natural gas is out, an air source heat pump is out... what is left besides propane or all electric?