Insulating Crawlspaces/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Insulating crawlspaces as part of home renovation
Crawl spaces

How to insulate crawlspaces properly as part of renovating an older home

...crawlspacesor tight budgets feeling dejected. This is not an 'all or nothing' situation where there is no point doing anything if you can't do it all - do as much as you can, it will help.Insulatingcrawlspaces: The best way to insulate a crawlspace would be to do it from the ground up and consider it just part o...

Crawlspace radon barrier installation for radon mitigation
Radon in Homes - Mitigation

Removing radon gas from basements and crawlspaces

...Crawlspacesthat will be insulated: The most effective technique forinsulatingcrawlspacesand stopping radon ingress is eco-friendly sprayfoam applied on the ground and walls; for more details see how to insulate a crawlspace properly page here . To install a radon evacuation stack along with spray foam, there must...

Crawl Spaces or Slab on Grade Foundations?
Foundations and Basements

Slab on grade or crawlspaces, which is better?

...crawlspaces是选择板上基础的另一个重要原因。记住——一个爬行的空间是一个迷你地下室,也就是地面上的一个洞,总有一天会被大自然以某种方式填上。为了避免洪水或水分损坏,或由于土壤质量而移动,你将……

Crawl Spaces or Slab on Grade Foundations?
Crawl spaces

Should I Build on a Slab on Grade Foundation or a Crawl Space?

...crawlspaces是选择板上基础的另一个重要原因。记住——一个爬行的空间是一个迷你地下室,也就是地面上的一个洞,总有一天会被大自然以某种方式填上。为了避免洪水或水分损坏,或由于土壤质量而移动,你将……

Renovate, Remodel or Rebuild? How to choose which is Best for Homes
Wall assemblies - renovation

Should I be renovating my home or tearing it down & rebuilding?

...crawlspaces. Repairing foundations &insulatingfrom the exterior when renovating an old home © Ecohome Cinderblock, stone or cracked concrete foundation renovations: Before renovating orinsulating, determine first that foundations can safely continue to support a structure long into the future . A foundati...

Step by step guide for slab-on-grade home construction
Slab on Grade

Slab-on-grade建设:the ecoHOME A to Z Slab building guide

...insulating面板和中间的面板。接下来,切断管道系统和机械设备。确保绝缘没有缝隙,即使在有问题的区域。在整个绝缘区域安装聚乙烯空气/蒸汽屏障。在某些情况下,一层闭孔喷雾泡沫会被广告…

Ecohome's passively heated Edelweiss House
Efficient home design

Are better insulated homes worth the money?

There are probably only two general desires we share when imagining a dream house - we all want the nicest one possible for the least amount of money. And we want both of those things right away, rather than waiting a lifetime to see the 'payback' for noble design choices we might have made to save polar bears, bees, ...

Canada Greener Homes Grant 2022 - How to apply fiberglass attic insulation
Grants and incentives

Canada Greener Homes Grant 2022 - the "how to apply" guide - step by step

建筑,包括住宅,占加拿大温室气体排放的18%。政府想要鼓励加拿大人建造更节能的房子,这样他们就可以更舒适,更负担得起,同时……

How to REPAIR DRYWALL - jam that sticky white stuff in those holes folks
Walls and ceilings - interior surfaces

How to repair drywall - fill holes, cracks and dents in walls like a pro

DIY drywall repairs are an easy home improvement that pretty much anyone can handle. Cracks and dents in drywall are cosmetic only, so if you completely screw up a drywall repair job, the only real problem would be a fresh dent in your ego. The most common damage to drywall consists of dents, minor cracks and popped n...

Alex and Jerelyn Wilson's Vermont farm
2022世界杯32强赛程表时间

Creating a farm and building a resilient lifestyle

As founder of the Resilient Design Institute , Alex Wilson is an internationally renowned authority on resilience in home design. Beyond just homes, 'resilience' can in a way describe a lifestyle, or perhaps a life philosophy. Sure, 'green' homes can help save the planet, but some of them may also save the individua...

Free Energy Audits, Net Zero Home Grants & Interest Free Home Renovation Loans
Grants and incentives

0% loans & Grants for Green Home Renovations & Construction - A Boost for Canadians in 2020

...insulatingattics , which can be done in one of two ways – the right way, and the wrong way. You many not know which one happened until you experience ice damming and what will seem like a roof leak on a warm sunny day in spring. Here is a forensic tip for you...roofs don't leak on sunny days! See our page on How to fi...