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INSULATION sa ATTIC INSULATION & VENTILATION sa AUTOMOBILE INSULATION & WEATHERSTRIPPING sa BASEMENT INSULATION sa CAULKING & WEATHERSTRIPPING sa CEILING INSULATION sa CRAWL SPACE INSULATION & VENTILATION sa DOOR INSULATION & WEATHERSTRIPPING sa DRAFT STOPPER sa ELECTRIC WIRE INSULATION sa FLOOR INSULATION sa FOUNDATION INSULATION sa GARAGE DOOR INSULATION & WEATHERSTRIPPING sa ICE DAM CONTROL sa PIPE & TUBE INSULATION sa WINDOW INSULATION & WEATHERSTRIPPING xx HOUSE xx HUMIDITY CONTROL Steps to take before you insulate. How to check for heat loss around doors and windows and through single-glazed windows. How to determine how much insulation is already in place in your home and how to consider costs of improvements vs. payback. Tables you can apply to your home to calculate the payback on investing in additional home insulation. A BASIC computer program for calculating cost/benefit ratio of expenditures for additional insulation. Energy conservation with a microcomputer. The formulas used to calculate heat transfer through walls, windows, roofs, etc. and the potential savings of insulation. Written in BASIC. Evaluate your home's energy efficiency using the techniques described here and a BASIC program written for the TRS-80 computer. Insulate and save. How to assess your present insulation situation and decide if you need more. How to choose and install insulation for maximum benefits. Urea-formaldehyde foam insulation. The controversy surrounding the use of this insulation. Includes advice on eliminating the dangers. Taking the slow, considered approach to installing added insulation. Seal your house air tight to keep winter winds out and to keep heating costs down. Some tips. Warming up the house. Tips on insulating and recladding a 73-year-old house. How to avoid condensation damage from incorrectly installed insulation. Tips on solving various problems common to a cinderblock house by insulating outside walls. Tips on installing rigid Styrofoam insulation over an existing floor. Welcoming warmth. Insulation. What it is, what is available, and installation advice. Air leakage control. Some easy, effective and economical measures to reduce heat loss through air leakage. Installing insulation and drywall. Some tips. Advice on insulating a heating duct in a wall. Tip on using flexible vinyl tubing to make sure polyurethane foam spray insulation goes only where wanted. Insulation wrap-up. A rundown of the various types of insulation materials. Keeping moisture in. How to apply a vapor barrier to avoid damp wall cavities in a home. When vapor barriers fail. How to stop moisture from foiling even a perfect installation. New priorities in weatherization. A look at the current thinking on the best ways to save energy in home construction and remodeling. Emphasis is on selecting and installing insulation. Using "space age" materials that block long wave (heat) radiation to increase the efficiency of an ice chest, keep food hot or cold, create an emergency shelter to conserve body heat, etc. How to insulate and cut your heating bills. Preventing drafts with insulation. Weatherstripping and insulating to stop heat loss. Tips on weatherproofing your home using caulk, weatherstripping and insulation. Suggestions on ways to save energy and keep cool in the summer through the use of insulation, awnings, cupolas and ventilation. How to rate your home on its weatherproofing. A look at the costs of insulating, caulking and weatherstripping and some projections on what it would save. A description of the various types of insulation, how to understand resistance values, how to compute how much insulation to buy and instructions on how to install it. Eleven options for re-insulating exterior walls. A checklist of common insulation installation errors and how to avoid them. Guide to home energy product rip-offs. Tips on how to keep from being taken. How to handle insulation plug scars. Refinishing tips that help you avoid residing. How to plug up heat leaks. A 60-minute energy check to help trim your heating bills. How to make a survey and what to do to upgrade. A guide to keeping heat from escaping. How to use an evacuator fan to locate sources of air infiltration into your home. Button up a bungalow. How to use two shop vacuums to blow insulation into the walls of a house. Also includes tips on removing old siding and installing new. 9 small heat leaks to plug including garage doors, windows, furnace duct joints, hot water pipes, etc. How to build stronger and neater with modern construction adhesives. How to insulate block walls, install subflooring, build a deck, etc. using adhesives. How to cure heat leaks all around the house. Add insulation, vapor barrier, storm windows, storm doors, and caulk. An easy way to measure your home's heat loss. Evaluate your home's heating and cooling systems using two thermometers and a ready-to-use chart. The 10 most-asked questions about home insulation. Tip: Cover exposed skin with talcum powder when working with fiberglass insulation. Choosing insulation. A quick shopper's guide. Energy efficiency after insulation. Eight frequently forgotten steps that can make your home more energy-efficient. How insulation works. Deciding whether to upgrade your insulation. Seventeen steps to better insulation when building or remodeling a house. How to install blown-in wall insulation. How to install radiant barrier insulation and what it will accomplish in energy savings. Tip: Cut a notch in the sole plate of a stud-wall house to provide for running electrical wires and to prevent compression of wall insulation from the wires. Hung walls and a double roof are an effective way to insulate post-and-beam buildings. The superinsulated house. How to achieve superinsulated walls and airtight construction. Tip: Use sharp hedge shears to cut foil-faced insulation without compressing. Tips on using a "super rafter" 16" wide when building superinsulated houses. Other tips on insulation included. Insulated sliding panels between rooms and over exterior doors control heat loss and gain. Basic design and construction noted. Tip: Cut fiberglass insulation with a machete. More tips on cutting fiberglass insulation. Tip: How to construct the most thermally efficient, low-cost roof system for exposed rafters. Retrofit superinsulation. How to fabricate straight trusses and attach them vertically to a house's existing exterior siding. The resulting 8" to 12" deep cavity will be filled with insulation and new siding installed. Tips on the correct way to construct and insulate a double wall of 2x6s and 2x4s. Tips on using Tyvek paper instead of caulking to seal up the exterior of a house during construction. Chart shows the change in R-values when fiberglass insulation is compressed. Energy detailing. Reliable strategies for insulation and vapor barriers in new construction. Tips on insulating an old house from the inside after the rock lath has been removed from the walls. The airtight drywall approach. A cost-effective system for improving energy efficiency by minimizing transmission of air and moisture through the building envelope. Tips on reducing humidity and heat loss in an existing bi-level or "raised ranch" style house. Letter explains the use of both kraft-faced insulation and a separate poly vapor barrier in the same wall. Wrist gaiters made from old socks protects your forearms when installing fiberglass insulation. Tip: Use a mastic trowel with serrated edges to clean off excess foam insulation from around windows, doors, etc. Thermal insulation. A look at what's available, some tips on how to install it and a peek into the future. Airtight in Massachusetts. Energy-efficient envelope construction method is viewed. The three most effective steps to prevent heat loss in a typical 1950's brick veneer house are noted. Testing homes for air leaks. A blower-door test is a simple, economical method of learning how tight a house is and where the leaks are located. Tips on installing a vapor barrier and new insulation from the outside of a balloon-frame house after the exterior siding is removed. Tip on opening a bundle of fiberglass insulation batts so that you can extract them one at a time. Sizing up housewraps. What is available in plastic fabric housewrap and tips on installation. Tip on using a chef's knife (French knife) to cut fiberglass insulation. Insulation comes of age. Thermal insulation is changing for the better, becoming more user-friendly and safer for the environment. What is available, typical applications, installation advice, etc. Caution against using plastic shipping peanuts as wall insulation material. Tips on choosing whether to use faced or unfaced fiberglass insulation. Installing high-tech housewrap (such as Tyvek) which can reduce the flow of air into outside walls while still allowing moisture to escape. Tip on modifying a coffee can to cut neat circles in foam-board insulation. Putting fiberglass insulation in it place. An installer's tips on careful installation of fiberglass batts. Roll holder simplifies the task of one person applying housewrap. Tips on insulating a balloon-frame house. Tip on cutting rigid foam insulation using a sharpened putty knife. Keeping warm and staying cool economically and efficiently. Low-tech strategies for conserving energy in the average house. Is your house leaking heat? A guide to finding and fixing all those hidden cracks and holes that let heated air seep out. How to determine how much insulation your house should have. How to select a reputable insulation contractor. How the eleven types of home insulation compare. How to insulate with fiberglass. Thirty-one ways to make a cold room comfortable. Tips on keeping cold air out, on improving heat supply and how to bring in new heat. All you need to know about rigid insulation. A guide to solar-control window treatments. Tighten up your house for winter. The magic box. Information on the design and construction of airtight, superinsulated, solar-heated houses for use in the far north. Method for insulating a brick-on-block wall without taking away too much room space. Two ways to insulate a projecting cantilevered first floor. Insulation upgrades. Professional advice on the pros and cons of upgrading a home's insulation. Best ways to weatherize your home. Tips on insulating, weatherstripping, caulking, etc. Insulation. How to determine how much insulation to install. Tip on cutting fiberglass batts neatly. SPECIAL SECTION: HOME ENERGY. Raising comfort and lowering costs. (1) Chart of 20 ways to a more energy-efficient home. (2) Wood heating. (3) Insulation. (4) Houses designed for energy efficiency. Tip: Use bungee cords to hold insulation between ceiling joists and rafters until stapled in place. Be your own house contractor. SPECIAL GUIDE to the PBS television series "Hometime". (1) How to work with designers, choose contractors and coordinate schedules. (2) Foundation options. (3) Framing fundamentals. (4) Mechanical systems (plumbing, heating, electrical). (5) Finishing the shell (roofing, siding, windows). (6) Energy efficiency. (7) Interior finishing. (8) Choosing & installing cabinets. Winter comfort guide. Guide to adding insulation tells you what kind, where and how much to add. A summary of the various types of home insulation, guidelines on how to determine how much insulation your home should have, information on vapor barriers and photos that show installation. How to build a simple blower to fill the outside walls of your house with loose insulation. How to insulate and weatherstrip to reduce your fuel bill. Tip: How to make an insulation spreader that will stuff insulation in shallow places. How to locate and seal air leaks around doors, windows, outlets, lights, etc. Uses smoke and a powerful window fan to locate the leaks. Trim your fuel bills by adding more insulation. Some suggestions. Weatherize your home. Insulation and weatherstripping are still the best energy savers. Where and how much insulation to install. Home insulation efficiency program is written in BASIC. Use on most computer systems. Plots graphs of energy use, degree days used, etc. Tips on selecting and installing insulation for your house. Last-minute insulation tips. Includes some unusual places to insulate, like kitchen cupboards and behind medicine cabinet. Save fuel with insulation and other ideas, like windbreaks, vestibules, etc. New ways to save heating dollars. More insulation, windbreaks of trees, vestibules and other ideas. A description of how a cold room was warmed up by removing paneling from the outside walls and installing fiberglass insulation. A primer on insulation. A look at the meaning of R-value and a general comparison of different insulations and their R-value. Ten insulation jobs to do in the fall to keep your house from losing heat. Insulation. Getting those places you missed the last time. How I made my development house energy-efficient. Steps to be taken during the construction of a house, and afterwards, to improve energy use. May involve doing some of the work yourself, even during construction. Insulating the old house. New ways to save energy. Diagrams illustrate several openings created during the construction of a house which may have been overlooked when insulating and caulking. Weatherizing from the inside. A look at many techniques for saving heat and energy. Understanding insulation. Looks at batts, blankets, planks, boards, foam, fill, etc. How to insulate your garage for comfort and economy. Tips on how to make a living from a home insulation business. Know your insulation. How much and what type of insulation is needed in various parts of the country. Tips on winterizing your home with a "blanket of snow". Build a pair of block knives to facilitate making straight cuts in foil-faced rigid foam insulation board. How to find the sources of air leaks in an insulated house and plug them. Superinsulation. Guidelines for insulating traditional and earth-sheltered houses. Summarizes building techniques. How to upgrade home insulation. Advice on how to get the best return for dollars spent. An organized way to cut heat loss. How to insulate an old brick house by adding a greenhouse/sunwall on the outside south wall and by full exterior insulation on the other three outside walls. A no-frills, no-furnace 1100 sq.ft. house built in Massachusetts that costs only $50 a year to heat. Includes double walls, super insulation, and heat exchanger. Insulating your walls and floors. A checklist of common places where a home can leak heat and how to insulate them. Charts help select between conservation and solar to lower heating costs. The tighter house. Part 9. What to do first when undertaking to use less energy in heating or cooling your home. Home energy diagnosis. Part 1. Making a good house better. How to find the places in your home where you have to insulate, caulk, or use other strategies to bring down your energy costs. Home energy diagnosis. Part 2. Insulating the older house. Tip: How to add rigid foam insulation to the outside of a brick building and then cover it with stucco. The cold-air cops. Advice from two professionals tell you how to stop heat loss by careful attention to caulking and insulation. Improve your insulation. 4 articles tell when and how to install added insulation. How to reduce the amount of radiant heat from the sun which gets into your house during the summer. Superinsulation indoor retrofit uses 4x9-ft. panels which fit together with 2x4 splines. The zero heat concept. Design ideas from a superinsulated house that is heated entirely by the occupants and waste heat from appliances and light bulbs. Cost-effective home design. Money-saving advice on heating systems and insulation for energy-efficient residences. One-step superinsulation. Stress-skin panels make a perfect insulation wrap for post-and-beam frame houses. Airtight strategies. New ideas and techniques for finding and plugging air leaks. How to select insulation. Thermal resistance, fire resistance and ease of installation are emphasized. How to locate and seal hard-to-find heat leaks that are especially common in older homes. A buyer's guide to superinsulation. Construction methods that incorporate high levels of insulation into a tightly sealed thermal envelope. Warmer walls. Adding insulation to exterior walls. Suggestions on where to locate "hidden" heat leaks in a home. Insulation and the old house. Part 1. Basic principles. Insulation and the old house. Part 2. Need for vapor barriers. How to achieve an energy-efficient old house. Some tips. How to retrofit an old house with insulation and then ventilate to avoid condensation problems. Tip: Liquid fabric softener applied to your skin serves to keep fiberglass insulation from itching. Weatherizing an old house. Suggestions for limiting infiltration, sealing doors and windows, insulating the attic, cellar and walls, and observations on the heating plant. Insert looks at interior storm windows. Comments on installing insulation in the vicinity of knob-and-tube wiring. Tip on installing roll insulation and a vapor barrier in a balloon-framed wall without removing the interior wall surface. Insulation for old houses. What you might encounter and retrofit recommendations. The dos and don'ts of insulating. How adding insulation improperly can cause peeling paint and rotting sills. Includes advice on preventing condensation. Insulation in an old house. A look at common concerns about insulating materials and moisture barriers in old houses. Test results on ready-made window insulators. Basic home energy-conserving techniques. Tip: Fill the outside entrance to a cellar with plastic bags full of leaves during the winter. Serves as insulation and provides fresh leaves for spring compost or mulch. The 11 worst home-energy mistakes. Common misconceptions about insulation R-values, installation, etc. How to choose the correct type of insulation and tips on installation. How to install insulation in a house. The ten worst heat thieves in your home and how to halt their waste. Home energy guide. 101 ways to beat high home energy costs. Tips on selecting & installing insulation. How to calculate whether or not it makes economic sense to add more insulation to your house. Tip: Build a handy bench for cutting fiberglass insulation. Build this blower to install your own blown-in insulation. Est. cost: $50. How to spot home energy wasters. Tips from a pro on conducting your own home energy audit. Guide to retrofit home insulation. Insulation buyer's guide and installation tips. Inside insulation. Tips on choosing the right insulation for your house. How to calculate if your house needs more insulation. Tips on installing more. Add more insulation to an existing house by mastic-bonding rigid foam insulating panels to existing ceilings and walls. Then cover with paneling or wallboard. Help cut cost of a U-F foam insulation job by doing some of the preparation and clean up. A $1,200 job could cost only $750 if you drilled all the holes and did all the clean up. How to figure the best places to cut heat loss in your house. Figures, formulas and a case history shows how to save the most heat for the least investment of time and money. A look a some of the less obvious places to install insulation in order to save heat. More information about using foam-in-place insulation, especially in older homes. Use the output (blower) side of a shop vacuum to blow vermiculite insulation into the walls of your home. Home insulation. A review of the new insulation standards, insulating material, and installation techniques. How to upgrade your home's insulation. A look at the places where your home can probably use more insulation and how to install it. How to build a warm room, a superinsulated area that can be warmed with self-sufficient heating for family living during severe cold snaps. Take a look at your home's thermal efficiency. A step-by-step method for analyzing the way in which your home consumes energy. Upgrading your insulation. Which type to choose, how much to buy and guidelines on whether to install it yourself. Listening for air leaks. How to locate air infiltration using simple acoustical tools. How to slash fuel bills. Tips from a Canadian show how to plug heat leaks in your home with a double-wall retrofit. Build a castered unit which rolls on attic joists. It makes it easier to install insulation in the attic without having to crawl on your hands and knees along the joists. 25 heat leaks and how to plug them. Simple jig lets you make straight, clean cuts in roll fiberglass insulation. Practical way to insulate a concrete slab floor. Add furring strips, two layers of rigid foam insulation, subfloor, and floor covering. Suggestions on insulating an old brick house. Guidelines and techniques for insulating a house to save costs while getting the greatest insulation protection. New ways to cut energy costs. Covers weatherstripping, insulation, energy-efficient glazing, heating system modifications and ways to cut water-heating costs. Energy-efficient remodeling. Combining energy improvements with home improvements. Some tips. Combining foam boards and batts to insulate a wall framed with 2x4s. The foam-filled wall. What is available in pre-formed wall-construction systems that use panels filled with expanded polystyrene. Insulation goes outside. What is available in exterior insulation systems for brick, stone, and other hard-to-insulate walls. Tips on an insulation retrofit for an 1810 farmhouse that can be installed without disturbing the exterior siding. An explanation of why the airspace between sheathing and brick in brick veneer construction must not be filled with insulation. Energy barriers. What is available in insulation products. Selecting the appropriate R-value for your area. Basic insulation techniques for various walls and ceilings, crawl space, and basement. How to draft-proof your house. Vertical pull-down door shuts off the upstairs of this house to save heat. Tip on installing fiberglass roll or batt insulation so that it maintains a good insulation value around wires and pipes. Tips on insulation improvements for a big old house. How to avoid insulation gyps. How to insulate or add additional insulation to your house. Includes information on how to compute how much insulation you need and how to install insulation in various areas. Your home and the energy crisis. Part 1. First steps in a home energy-saving program. How to compute the heat loss through uninsulated walls of a house and then recompute the resistance of various thicknesses of insulation. Basic information on vapor barriers and insulation. What a vapor barrier is, how it works and how it is rated. Make a blower for loose insulation from a shop vacuum and a 20 or 30 gallon metal trash container. Room addition. Part 7. Interior framing and insulation. Tips on selecting between glass fiber blankets and Styrofoam insulation in new construction. Tune up your house for winter. Tips on adding insulation, caulking, glazing, weatherstripping, roof repairs, cleaning furnace, etc. Tips on upgrading the insulation in a mobile home. A review of what's available in housewraps. Tip on cutting fiberglass insulation cleanly using a wire. Insulation that works. An overview of the various material options for insulating a house. Tip on using window screening to keep expanding foam insulation from dripping. | |||||||||
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