Q. Hoping you can help me with this question related to insulating a brick home. I have a brick house built in 1930. There is no insulation in the walls. I am going to replace the two sets of large ...

Not too long ago I was at a lecture given by a well-known futurist who proudly described (to a room full of heritage professionals) how he insulated his 200 year old home with seven inches of ...

Q. I live in a house that was built in the 1950s, with an addition built in the early 1960s. It has "face brick" on the outside. Is it feasible to have insulation added to the walls of this type of ...

When it comes to maintaining the durability of brick masonry wall systems, moisture control is perhaps the most crucial design consideration. Unwanted moisture can cause masonry to experience ...

Q: Is it a good or bad idea to insulate house walls if the exterior is brick and the interior is plaster? It’s been recommended that we insulate our walls. The house was built in the 1940s. The ...

The wife and I bought a house a month and a half ago, and gutted most of the kitchen today as the start of our kitchen renovation (don't worry, taking lots of pics for the inevitable thread). I poked ...

Dear Jim: We are older and have sold our car. For more living space, we plan to convert our garage into a home theater and may also finish the basement. How should we insulate the brick and concrete ...

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Internal wall insulation isn't for every home. While it's easy to assume insulating every surface in your home will lead to greater energy efficiency, it isn't the case with internal wall insulation.