Cold floors are more than an annoyance under your feet; they are a clear sign that heat and money are leaking out of your ...

Q: In this coldest of winters, I need help! My family room floor is like a block of ice and my several attempts to fix the problem have failed. I've read many of your columns about insulation problems ...

Q: The room over the garage is cold in the winter and hot in the summer. The attic insulation was checked and OK’d by an insulation company. The roof was replaced last summer, installing ridge vents ...

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Q: We have a bathroom on the ground floor, and we're replacing parts of the subfloor because they have dry rot. The subfloor is above concrete. Do you recommend putting insulation between the concrete ...

What is the best way to reduce CO 2 emissions in housing, and what levels of insulation should architects be encouraging clients to specify? Over and above the requirements of the new Part L? Do ...

Q–We`ve lived in our raised-ranch style home for three years and are now beginning to do some home improvement work. The lower-level rooms were not well insulated; so we added insulation to the walls.

If you have already upgraded the insulation in your loft, and draught-proofed your doors and windows, and are keen to do still more, then the final insulation frontier is your floor. Because warm air ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A: It will take two things ...

Adding insulation to suspended timber ground floors commonly found in homes in the UK built before the Second World War can reduce heat loss by up to 92%. Research from the University of Sheffield and ...