Russell Volk
Philadelphia: what's the rule regarding insulation?
Hello everyone,I wasn't sure where to post this, but here's my situation. I'm currently in the process of rehabbing a house in Philly. It's an interior unit row home with basement, 1st floor and 2nd floor. Got all ...
Eric Fernando
Insulation in Attic of Investment property
I recently purchased an investment property in Morris County NJ, but the attic insulation needs to be redone. I have a few contractors come out to give me estimates. but the estimates are all over the place.
I am put...
Aleksandra Serebrenik
Vermiculite (asbestos?) insulation found during inspection...
We just did an inspection on a quadruplex we were hoping to buy for our first deal. This is on the south shore of Montreal, and the property was built in 1945. The current owner wrote that there was no vermiculite in ...
Art Maydan
LED Retrofit Kits Before Insulating Attic
I want to replace my recessed lighting with LED retrofit kits as part of the air sealing I'm doing before insulating my attic. I'm not sure what to look for with these. Are all of the brands going to provide an air se...
Josh Cook
Basement Renovation - Adding Insulation - Minneapolis, MN
What kind of rigid insulation is required when insulation the exterior walls of a basement in St. Louis Park, MN to meet building code? Thanks!
Melinda Ching
Reduced rent during residing/insulation project
Hi all, we are planning on residing our 3-unit multi-family house and also blowing in insulation to help with utility bills. We have asbestos siding in not so great condition... so taking off the asbestos, blowing in ...
David Lee Hall, III
Seeking Opinion on Crawl Space Insulation
Seeking an opinion here.I am remodelling one of my places. The kitchen is a mixture of original house (circa 1900) and addition (unknown). There is a hole punched through the original foundation that is sizable but no...
Milad Razavi
Rat poop = Needing New Attic Insulation?
If an attic's insulation seems to have rat droppings on parts of it, does this require pulling all the insulation out, decontaminating the whole attic, and re-installing new insulation? Or is there a better more cost-...
Jason Douthitt
cost to insulate per linear foot?
I finally received my first contract to wholesale! I noticed that there is no insulation in the exterior walls and since the drywall mostly needs replaced anyway, I was wondering what to estimate for that budget? I am...
Ryan Redenius
Advice for insulating old brick building?
I recently purchased a 3 unit building in Chicago. I'm occupying the basement unit, and in my unit along an exterior facing wall are all of my pipes controlling water for the 3 units as well as the main. These pipes...