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  How to insulate around a steel beam in a Garage

  Russ in Bomanville Ontario sent us in a video which showed a steel beam right across the center of his garage ceiling. The beam supports the brick on the bedroom wall above. He wants to insulate the ceiling to make a workshop, but leave the beam exposed so he can use it to lift heavy things...
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  Thermal Bridging

  Wood is not as good an insulation material as is any of the products we call thermal insulation: fiberglass, Styrofoam etc. Yet up to 24% of our walls are wood all the way through. Metal framing is even less resistant to heat loss than is wood. Typically the insulation is placed in-between the...
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  Ceiling Fans and ceiling moldings

  John in Scarborough wanted to put a ceiling fan above his stairwell, but the existing electrical outlet was not in the middle. He tore the whole ceiling up (attic insulation and all) to manage to move the box over to the middle.We talked about his project and then I showed him the new light weigh...