You may be losing more heat - and cash - through your basement ceiling than you suspect. But there are steps you can take yourself reduce heating costs and increase comfort. A simple DIY insulation ...

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Spot insulation failures, and seal them for good.

I have a brownstone and the first floor apartment is cold. It also contains the thermostat to the 3 family building. I am thinking of insulating the basement to make it warmer. Currently there is an ...

Q. This week: Our old house has cold floors. In particular, the kitchen floor, which consists of tongue and groove maple flooring nailed over the floor joists, is freezing in the winter. Is there a ...

Unless you actually have cold air moving up from below, driven by airflow from outside the house through the access points, then insulating the floor isn't likely to do much for you. Heat in your ...

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