Today was another productive day for the crews building the Energy Star home that I’ve been writing about. Today a crew from Murphy’s Cell-Tech started installing the Nu-Wool spray-in-place cellulose insulation in the walls. Nu-Wool …

Today I’d like to tell you about the cellulose attic insulation being installed in the Energy Star home that we’re building for a client. Blown-in cellulose insulation is an excellent way to insulate your …

Sheathing the interior garage walls with plywood is a great alternative to drywall. Let’s face it, garages take some abuse and when I see drywall inside the garage I just cringe. Drywall doesn’t do well …

Radiant Heat Insulation
Thea in Maine recently emailed us a question about radiant heat insulation. He has radiant heat tubing stapled to the bottom of the plywood sub-floor in his house and the insulation that was …

Building A Basement Storage Room
The basement storage room project is coming along nicely. I recently wrote a couple of posts, Finished Basement – Step 1 Insulation and Basement Framing and Insulation Update, about how to …

Finished Basement Insulation
I’m preparing to “finish” one of the rooms in the basement. The room is actually going to be a storage room so I use the term “finish” with a grain of salt. I …

Most people are familiar with the term “R Value” when it comes to insulation. Some people are also familiar with the term “U Value” when it comes to windows. However, most people have no idea …

Radiant barrier sheathing called TechShield Radiant Barried by LP is an exciting new product. I stumbled upon this product today doing some research and I thought it was a great idea. Next to windows the …