3 February 2020 | 7 replies
Also be sure to check that the underside of the roof is insulated with some sort of condensation barrier.
22 April 2020 | 2 replies
You can also pick up sound dampening padding on amazon fairly cheap, you can install this in the ceiling on the underside of the floor boards. you just have to get something in there to deaden the sound, otherwise think of the ceiling as a drum and when someone walks on the floor it is chambering the sound and releasing it to the downstairs, same can be said for the TV and radio, it is just injecting that drum with sound and it has to go somewhere.I hope this helps,Nick
25 April 2020 | 9 replies
Especially during the winter, the hot humid air from the bath is going into the attic hitting the cold underside of the roof and condensing.
15 September 2020 | 4 replies
If you are able to access the attic, you can see if from the underside and get a better idea of the damage.
27 November 2012 | 1 reply
Foam on the underside of the decking would be the best solution from an r-value standpoint, but it's wildly expensive.
18 November 2013 | 13 replies
Up here full basements in older homes were frequently conditioned, but rarely insulated ... or, often we find the underside of the first floor insulated which is the last place you should insulate in a conditioned basement.
7 January 2015 | 15 replies
Another approach advocated by Joseph Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation, is to leave a dead air space at the top of the joist cavity with insulation filling the remainder of the cavity and a 1.5+ layer of hardboard insulation spanning the underside of the joists.
15 February 2016 | 7 replies
The underside of the pier and beam house had more than a foot of water in places.
27 March 2013 | 4 replies
It is hot on the underside and top as well.
16 February 2014 | 4 replies
The glass shelves - some are OK some are embedded into a plastic frame, and the plastic frame cracked on the under side.