Archive of posts tagged insulation
Attic Sealing and Insulation
The attic covers only part of the house. To insulate it, Tom’s crew placed 20 inches ( ) of loose fill cellulose. Blower door tests and infrared camera shots showed that the access to the attic was still leaky. They quickly placed two layers of foam board to close the access off and foam sealed […]
California 2013 Building Energy Code To Become Effective
The California Energy Commission started issuing building energy efficiency standards (codified in Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations) since 1978. Updates are made periodically as newer technologies and products become available, and new energy efficiency requirements change. The latest version, commonly known as the 2013 Title 24, was recently completed and […]
On-going Saga of Air Sealing
This 100+ years old house in Bridgton, Maine was leaking like a lobster trap, so much so that we were unable to take blower door measurements. After doing much work in sealing the basement and attic we were finally ready to run a blower door test. We knew that the work is far from finished […]
How To Properly Size A Furnace For Your Home
Winter is around the corner. If you are planning to replace your old furnace make sure you size it correctly. A right size furnace can save you money and energy to run the system. The furnace also lasts longer. Many HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) contractors use conventional rule of thumb to size furnaces and […]
A Day At The Green Festival
This 13th annual Green Festival in San Francisco in early November had over 300 businesses and organizations under one roof displaying their sustainable products and services. It’s like a marketplace for you with all sustainable vendors. A few products/services that suit a green home particularly well. Healthy Building Science was demonstrating eletromagnetic signals caused by […]
Attic, Basement and Porch Demolition
More pictures about demolition of attic, basement and porch. Coming next: Sizing the Heating and Cooling System See also: Partnering With Green Hearted Companies and the entire From Foreclosure To Green Home series. This forum provides you with resources about home renovation, improvement, makeover and repair topics such as air condition, cabinet replacement, countertop selection, […]
First Floor and Second Floor Demolition
Tom has begun taking interior walls down and getting ready for air sealing, insulation and relocation of rooms, stairways and bathrooms. These pictures give some perspective of what is happening. Coming next: Attic Demolition See also: Partnering With Green Hearted Companies and the entire From Foreclosure To Green Home series. This forum provides you with […]
Updated Design
We spent quite a bit of time discussing how to redesign the first floor. The objective is to create more useful space, a bigger master bedroom and a generally more modern open look. Here is what we came up with. Move the staircase going to the basement to the NW corner of the house, below […]