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Q&A Spotlight Insulation without demolition—what’s the best minimally invasive strategy to increase insulation in walls? By Chuck Bickford | March 2, 2026 Filling the wall cavities. The easiest way to insulate empty wall cavities in an existing house is to blow in cellulose through holes drilled in the exterior sheathing. Photo: Bill Hill In the […]
kickstarter | Posted in General Questions on March 1, 2026 01:25pm Really stumped by this. I have a handful of attic baffles that were installed as shown below. There is a large gap between the bottom of the baffle and the top plate. Air is moving through the soffit and through the fiberglass insulation, drastically […]
Broncobilly_69 | Posted in General Questions on March 1, 2026 08:42am I’m planning use either XPS or EPS (reclaimed hopefully) for exterior insulation, but I am concerned about insect intrusion. I’d love to use Mineral wool instead, but am trying to keep the budget under control. How is everyone preventing insects from making a home out […]
I am in the process of having my engineer design a home on a frost protected shallow foundation using monoslab, which in my cz 6, I can do a 12 inch depth over 6 inches of non frost susceptible crushed stone. I also am trying to incorporate a concrete free slab for the non structural […]