Square footage of your attic.
Insulating a home with no attic.
Insulating the attic and roof.
Type and material of your insulation.
Need some guidance on an old house roof insulation issue.
Attic insulation r 50 is now the code.
According to home advisor insulating your attic can cost between 1700 to 2100.
What s the proper way to insulate a roof that has no attic.
Contractor or insulation installer s fee.
Some context before my questions.
Adding insulation to your water heater can reduce standby heat losses by 25 to 45 percent.
I have a 1947 home in florida with an almost no slope roof that has no attic and has no ceiling insulation.
Insulate your attic outer walls and crawl space first as these areas have the most heat transfer.
Then i noticed that there are no soffit vents in the main portion on the house.
Look for insulating pre cut jackets or blankets with an insulating value of at least r 8.
Hi sorry for the length below.
House has two scissor trusses in the middle and only at the lower end of each end of the house are there these soffit vents.
Preferably some at the top of the roof and some at the bottom.
Attic ventilation depending on the size of the home be sure there is plenty of roof vents.
I had originally thought i might be able to drill a few holes in the ceiling and blow in cellulose but have concerns about venting.
The main factors that impact the cost are.
Some common insulation methods can actually cause long term damage.
It has now been completely gutted to the studs on the interior.
Hi just read your article.
Insulate water heaters to prevent costly energy loss.
This makes the home more comfortable and helps prevent ice dams in the winter.
My wood frame home in the bahamas was flooded to the ceiling during hurricane dorian.
Rather than insulating the whole home and potentially causing problems like excess humidity you can properly seal the attic of an old house.
The exterior is t1 11 plywood.
I d like to add insulation to the roof of an area of my house that has no attic but an not sure the best way to go about doing so.
I just bought a house in northern midwest where there s lots of snow and was planning on adding blown in cellulose insulation to attic space.
I wonder if you can help me with some advice.