Insulation

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DIY Fold Down Attic Stair Insulation

Fold down attic stairs often don’t seal well and aren’t insulated, resulting in increased heating and cooling bills for your home. Watch this video for an inexpensive, DIY way to insulate attic stairs and make your home more energy efficient. To insulate fold down attic stairs, here are the necessary steps you have to make.

Wall Construction Tips for a Home Renovation

When framing up new walls or removing and replacing the drywall on existing walls in your home during a remodeling project, be sure to add insulation to all the wall cavities. This even includes interior walls, since insulation cuts down on sound transfer from one room to the next.

Eco-Friendly Cotton and Soybean Insulation for Your Home

Eco-friendly or green materials are products that are nontoxic, use less energy and fewer resources, are made from recycled materials or are easily recyclable. While all insulation is eco-friendly to some extent, since it saves energy, cotton and soybean based insulation are even greener products, since they’re manufactured from natural materials.

How Much Insulation Do You Need in Your Home

Insulation in your home is important to reduce heat loss and gain and save energy. How well a particular type of insulation works is determined by its R-value, which is a measure of the insulation’s resistance to the transfer of heat. Charts are available at your local home center and online at the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Savers that give the recommended R-value for your area of the country.

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