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Attic insulation is accomplished with either fiberglass blankets (batt or blown in insulation. Batt insulation is available at home centers and lumberyards. Blown in insulation requires a professional.
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Attics often are overlooked when it comes to home improvement projects; however, the attic can be a key component to making your home more energy efficient. This section provides the informational tools that will help you properly insulate and ventilate your attic, and...
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Properly insulating and air sealing your attic will help reduce your energy bills. Attics are often one of the easiest places in a house to insulate, especially if you'd like to add insulation.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offices have received a large number of phone calls from citizens concerned about vermiculite insulation in their home that might be contaminated with asbestos. EPA is gathering more information about vermiculite insulation and...
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If you're an environmentally conscious builder, you'll want to consider installing loose-fill insulation in an attic. Loose-fill insulation is available in a few options—fiberglass, cellulose, and mineral wool—all of which contain recycled materials. Fiberglass consists...
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In the highly competitive home building industry, successful builders learn quickly that to stay in business they must keep construction costs down. Unfortunately, some builders cut costs by skimping on energy features. Learn how to avoid this problem.
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Insulation is installed inside barriers located between heated and unheated spaces. Ideally, it forms an envelope around a home's living spaces.
In a finished attic, insulation is installed in the end and knee walls, the ceiling joists beyond the knee walls and between...
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Before you add any insulation to your attic, you need to know how much insulation (R-value) is already there. This is simply done by measuring the thickness of your attic's existing insulation. Most older homes have between 3" and 6" of fiber glass blanket insulation....
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If you’re looking for a place to start improving your home’s energy efficiency, attic insulation is number one. If you upgrade your attic insulation from three inches to 12 inches, you could save up to 20 percent on your heating costs!
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Whether you live in a warm-weather state, as I do, or in a cooler northern climate, it's hard to stay comfortable and keep your energy bills in check if you don't have adequate insulation in the attic. But many homeowners I talk with don't know how much is enough.
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