In a house with an unheated basement or crawl space, adding insulation beneath the main floor can save on heating bills and increase comfort during the winter. Usually, the job involves fastening ...

Q. We own a Dutch colonial home (circa 1929) and are wondering what the best solution would be for insulating a crawlspace in the basement. It is underneath two identical 9-by-20-foot sun rooms (one ...

Q-I plan to spread thick plastic sheeting over the bare earth in the crawl space under my house. I intend to overlap the sheets six to 12 inches. Do I need to glue the sheets at the laps, and what ...

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: Several years ago when I purchased my home I had the home inspected by a professional home inspector. Now that I'm moving on the buyer had the home inspected by a different person. The second ...