Lying on my stomach on the floor to get this photo was probably not the best thing for my respiratory health (considering what the worker had to wear!)… but hey, it is a great shot, no?
The dude is spraying polyurethane spray foam in between the 2 x 6 wood framing we had built over the [...]

“I’ve never seen anything like this”, says Jay Sigurdson, above, one of the The “A” Team – aka the Spray Team – who is squatting in my living room with his insulation spray gun. (Oh, I’ve heard that before about this drafty old house built like Frankenstein from spare parts over the decades.)
The worker from [...]

OH HAPPY DAY!! Insulation is coming our way… just in time for Christmas!
Yes, it’s true… we have actually BOOKED a job for the eco-renovations; let the games begin!
On Dec. 17th a crew from Jerry’s Insulating Co. comes over to:

Inject Icynene Pour Foam (only used for plaster walls) into all four exterior walls of our main [...]

“No, we don’t do framing, nor batten-type insulation. No, we don’t knock through your knee walls, but we will create an attic hatch for you….”
That is just a sample of the different, sometimes conflicting information I’ve gleaned after visits from 3 insulation contractors in a 24-hour period. I took notes, and was guided by my [...]

Love note left by my husband on the kitchen table this week:
“For the insulation guy we need a separate quote for each floor of the house
Upstairs
* Insulate the attic and side walls
* Install an attic hatch
* Fix and install attic ventilation as required
Main Floor
* Can any insulation be added to the walls on this floor?
* [...]

Betcha read this post title and thought, why can’t I find something that fun to do on a sunny, unseasonably warm weekend?
Well, maybe you’re just not reading the flyers that come with your bills. I didn’t used to, but this month I actually ripped open a Union Gas bill and found a booklet announcing this [...]

This video from Green Communities – another not-for-profit org that conducts home energy audits (not ours, we used Green Tech Services) discusses how common it is for the attic to be a major source of heat loss.
That’s because attics are often poorly ventilated and insufficiently insulated, and the attic hatch is not properly sealed.

Hold [...]

UK couple Rob and Sue Veck were apologetic as they documented their insulation job on their GreenHomeDiary blog (and video below, from their YouTube channel) with the commentary, “day 4 & 5 – Installing Insulation is getting a bit boring.”

Over-insulated Manor
Meanwhile, another couple in Britain is trying to sell the ‘over insulated’ house they built [...]