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save heat: Helpful hint - prefab fireplaces and cold air infiltration - 01/13/09 01:48 PM
This can also apply to bay windows and cantilevered sections of homes. 
In the picture below notice the prefab fireplace enclosure on the rear center of the house. Left of the wood stairs.  In this instance the board under the enclosure is not completely sealed.

 
In the below picture the yellow flexible CSST gas line is coming through a pipe and is not sealed.  Many times the pipe is not there and the gas line is extended through a larger hole.  The air infiltration at this point is felt very easy and due to the low temperature outside this … (1 comments)

save heat: helpful hint - hardwood floors in slab homes - 01/10/09 03:32 PM
As homeowners take up the carpet and move back to hardwood and hardwood laminate floors, it would be a good idea to be mindful of what type of floor is underneath.
I have had numerous clients complain that slab on grade homes that have hardwood or hardwood laminate on that slab is cold.   In most cases the carpet and carpet pad have been removed so the previous owners did not realize as cold a floor.
Now that the new floor has been installed it is an expensive undertaking to try to add heat to that floor.
I suggest that a heating system … (4 comments)

save heat: Is your crawl space costing you $$$$$$$$ - 12/23/08 05:32 AM
A great deal of my inspections of late have been for heat loss or cold rooms here in the Columbus, Ohio area.  What I have been finding the biggest issue is the misunderstanding of how to treat the crawl space.
If you have vented your crawl space to the exterior then all walls and floors contacting living space must be insulated and all heat ducts and water pipes in that crawl space must be insulated.  The opening must be closed with insulation on the door or panel.
This method should also be used if you don't have a vent to the … (7 comments)

 
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