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Team, I have an old coal burning fireplace that I am trying to repurpose. The fireplace was inspected (attached) and recommended a complete reline and rebuild with bell for Ahrens fireplace. After recovering from the shock value of pricing those, I am leaning towards an insert. We do not have...

We are located in the Western Carolina mountains. Climate is normally mild but get lots of lows in the 20s the next 4 months. The existing insulation is in great shape. So I will likely just try and pack a few inches of he R-15 as you recommend. The sheet rock goes to the roof joists, which...

Backer rod sounds like a great solution. I am going to pick some 3/8" and 1/2" on the way home. Would you suggest the R-15 rockwool? Would you match the height of the insulation all ready placed between the joist or just fill in a few inches? We have an enclosed attic, so we can't access it...

Appreciate the help. I may try and do both. Insulate from underneath the house and us poly caulk at the baseboards. Really try and seal this place up.

Seems like they missed the caulking job for sure. If I don't want to pull off the baseboards, do you think my idea of insulating from below would help? Or are you saying putting down shoe molding/caulking would be the best solution.

Like many of us, I live in a house around 100 years old. This is our second winter. We are having issues with cold penetrating where the floor meets the wall. I took a few thermal imaging pictures and can see that’s exactly how we are losing heat/gaining cool. We have batt insulation under...