Installing a Soffit Vent
Distorted and curled up shingles are often a sign of insufficient or complete lack of attic ventilation. Attic ventilation is crucial in keeping your home's roof sound and your interior comfortable. Installing soffit vents will increase the ... [... more]
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Installing a Ridge Vent
Roof ventilation principles are very straightforward -- a cool attic is a happy attic! You need to create a flow of air that enters the overhang of your roof through soffit vents, then flows straight up through the rafters and out through a ridge ... [... more]
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Installing an Attic Fan
No matter how hot it gets in your home this summer, you can bet that it's even hotter in your attic. All that heat in your attic gets transferred to the ceiling below, which will in turn heat the interior of your house. One way to solve this ... [... more]
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Making Radiator Covers
Decorative screen (typically a special order item from your local home improvement or hardware store) Is your house heated by big clunky radiators? Are they eyesores that are taking up valuable space in each room? If so, you can build custom ... [... more]
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Insulating an Unfinished Attic
Your attic is the most critical area of your house to be adequately insulated in order to keep you toasty warm in winter and cool as a cucumber in the summer. Since heat rises, a poorly insulated attic allows valuable heat from the living space ... [... more]
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Installing Blown-In Insulation
Have you ever felt cold in your older home, even with the heat cranked? Ever feel drafts that seem to come from nowhere? And conversely, in the summer, is your home an oven? Many older houses are improperly insulated, if there is any insulation ... [... more]
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