Rigid foam boards are better suited for a finished loft or attic space than fiberglass insulation, which is best reserved for times you can see between the joists. When cold weather rolls in, take a ...

A requirement to install subfloor insulation in rental properties should go and owners who have installed it under threat should be compensated, Tenancies War ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Just as heat can cause people to sweat, it can also cause moisture issues in buildings. Claudette Reichel, LSU AgCenter housing specialist and director of LaHouse Home and Landscape ...

Q: We have a bathroom on the ground floor, and we're replacing parts of the subfloor because they have dry rot. The subfloor is above concrete. Do you recommend putting insulation between the concrete ...

I have two rooms with marble tile floors. One is over an unheated crawlspace; the other is over an unheated basement. The floors were installed before there was the option of putting warming pads ...

The extreme heat is causing problems for wood floors and subfloors in many raised-floor homes. “People are finding lots of conflicting information about what to do,” says Claudette Reichel, LSU ...

At least once per day, our appointment center receives a call requesting for us to replace their fiberglass insulation. We then explain to our caller why we do not recommend or install fiberglass ...

Canadians love finished basements, but the way basement floors are typically installed is out of date and often leads to cold feet in winter and musty indoor air in summer. Too many basement floors ...