Unlike blanket and foam board insulation, however, loose-fill is usually installed on the floor of the attic to stop heat from escaping from the rest of the home below, rather than in the roof joists.

Proper attic insulation is a game-changer for regulating home temperature and reducing energy bills. When soffit venting isn't part of the equation, insulation requires strategic adjustments to ...

Insulating an attic is a pretty straightforward project Updated: Dec. 17, 2009, 7:38 p.m. | Published: Dec. 17, 2009, 6:38 p.m.

Q. I need help with my attic. I live in a 75-year-old Georgian colonial brick house. There are, therefore, no overhang vents possible. Access to the attic is by one of those fold-down stairways in ...

Ideally, the attic should be insulated by spraying expanding foam on the underside of the roof’s decking, leaving no need for attic-floor insulation and making it possible to store whatever you ...

Wet insulation in your attic or loft is a sneaky problem that can cause more damage than you might think. Beyond the potential for mold and mildew, soggy insulation loses its fluff factor that ...

Ross insulates an attic; Richard talks irrigation repairs; Mark paves a parking spot. Ross Trethewey helps a homeowner dealing with ice dams decide whether to insulate from his attic roof rafters ...

Do not cover vents in the roof eave with insulation and keep insulation at least three inches away from recessed lights (lights stamped I.C. for Insulated Ceiling are excepted).

If your attic insulation is good, the snow will stay on for a long while (and actually will add insulation to the roof, since snow is an insulator). The best snowstorm for these observations will ...

Q: My girlfriend is convinced that we would save on heating expenses if we insulated between the roof rafters. My contention is that only the attic floor needs to be insulated because we only use ...

ANSWER: With respect to your son’s home, it would be prudent to install insulation at any location that is common to the exterior or a “non-conditioned” space such as an attic, crawl space ...

Our attic is well insulated, but the second-floor walls — behind the mansard roof — are uninsulated. A Mass Save energy auditor suggests blowing in cellulose insulation.