An insulated basement or crawl space provides many benefits year-round, and the rim joist (or band joist) is often a focal point in energy-saving initiatives. Installing insulation at the rim joists ...

Q. I’m going to be remodeling my basement and want it to be toasty warm. How would you do insulation for a basement remodel like this? Would you use foam insulation or just the old standby fiberglass?

Creating a space that is warm and dry is absolutely essential if you want to turn your basement into a usable room. That's why it's so important to get your basement insulation right. Nailing this ...

Q–I want to insulate the wood room-addition of my brick duplex house. What`s the best way to do this? Is there a ”This Old House” video on this subject? A–Although we`ve shown how to install ...

Tony Giovinazzo from Waterloo Canada writes: Mike I am preparing to finish my basement and have read in this blog that you recommend rigid insulation with duct tape and NO vapour barrier. Can you ...

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...

I am renovating a house and the floor in our rec room gets very cold. We have an accessible crawl space below it. I would like to put up unfaced insulation between the floor joists and lay carpeting ...

One of the major concerns homeowners have during winter is frozen pipes. In Colorado Springs, Colo., when winter sets in it not only causes temperatures to plummet, but it also threatens to freeze ...