Rigid foam boards are better suited for a finished loft or attic space than fiberglass insulation, which is best reserved for times you can see between the joists. When cold weather rolls in, take a ...

In a house with an unheated basement or crawl space, adding insulation beneath the main floor can save on heating bills and increase comfort during the winter. Usually, the job involves fastening ...

An insulated basement or crawl space provides many benefits year-round, and the rim joist (or band joist) is often a focal point in energy-saving initiatives. Installing insulation at the rim joists ...

Q: Part of my home sits over a crawl space, and the floors in that area get extremely cold in winter. Would adding insulation in the crawl space help? Would there be moisture problems if insulation is ...

It's almost the end of a wet and cold winter. The recent Bay Area snowfall made Bill think he'd hopped a plane to visit Kevin and family in Idaho. As it turned out, Bill's winter wonderland was the ...

Q: We have a frame house with a stucco exterior. Part of it is over a crawl space about 3 feet high. The house is bolted to the foundation and the exterior stucco covers the walls down to the ground.

Q: What are rim joists, and how do you insulate them? Our home was recently inspected, and the buyer asked that we pay for the repairs. Is this something I can do myself? A: Rim joists are the boards ...

A neglected crawl space under a home can cause problems inside the house ranging from cold floors and high heat loss to musty odors, mold and moisture condensation. Crawl spaces with dirt floors are ...

Q. Our crawl space is 3 1/2 feet high, under the living room, dining room and kitchen. A waterproofing company installed a sump pump, and the ground is covered with plastic to reduce moisture. We have ...

Q: I want to insulate the crawl space under my house and am confused about several points. The crawl space has a dirt floor. Should I cover that? What other advice can you give me? A: Two systems can ...

You likely know if your home has a crawl space, but what’s inside that crawl space may be a mystery. After all, the idea of slithering around a dirt floor and potentially encountering insects, spiders ...

I insulated the crawl space under the newer part of my kitchen a couple of years back, and it seems to me to have made a bit of difference in temperature control in both summer and winter. I'm sure ...