Archive for the ‘Attic’ Category

Reflective Foil Insulation

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Reflective foil insulation is designed to prevent heat from moving into your home. It’s a type of insulation that works both to keep your home cool in the summer and warmer in the winter. This type of insulation doubles as a barrier against heat and a barrier to keep heat in.
Radiant barrier foil insulation works [...]

Radiant Barrier

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Radiant barriers are a type of in home barrier that is optimal for keeping your home energy efficient and affordable to maintain. In almost every case, a radiant barrier is coated with a highly powerful and reflective aluminum foil, and attached to another material, such as a gauze, thin mesh, paper, or even wood.
While radiant [...]

Solar Powered Attic Fan

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Installing a solar powered attic fan is a great way to save money on energy costs throughout the year. A solar powered attic fan usually rely on a small 10 to 20 W solar panel to run a DC motor when the sun is out and shining. A typical solar powered attic fan will exhaust [...]

Installing An Attic Ladder

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Attic ladders can make some people scared, especially when they feel and sound like they are not safe. Having an attic ladder in a proper and accessible place is definitely important for any home owner. Why even have an attic ladder if its in an area with limited space, or even over an area that [...]

Checking Your Attic Fan Motor

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

The attic an be a rough place to get into especially when it already has a lot being stored away, or has low and smal confined spaces. Nonetheless, the motors on attic fans can sometimes go out, and need to be checked to see if they are working properly or if a new one needs [...]

How to Install Attic Insulation

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Attic insulation helps maintain the temperature of your home, and can also save you some money in the long run on electricity. Learning how to install attic insulation is not so tough, but might require a little bending and effort to get into some small spaces.
Most people want to know how to install fiberglass insulation, [...]