Keyword Search

Found 211 results for the keyword(s) ‘wall type air conditioners for duplex’

• Article

  HOW DO I INSULATE ON THE OUTSIDE OF WALLS?

  Insulating on the outside of the house is quite easy if there are no air spaces between the insulation and the warm house. Check out: OLD WALLS CAN SABOTAGE INSULATION EFFORTSSimply attach insulated sheathing panels or foam boards directly to the studs, or to the old sheathing, or, in some cases,...
• Article

  CAN I INSULATE INSIDE WITHOUT REMOVING THE PLASTER?

  If you want to insulate inside the house but don't want to remove the old wall, here's what you should do:-- Make a couple of exploratory holes in the wall (don't worry about being neat, you're going to cover the wall anyway) to find out how much insulation is in the wall and if there is a good...
• Article

  HOW SHOULD I INSULATE OPEN WALLS?

  Insulating open walls with glass fiber or mineral wool batts is the most economical. Adding additional strapping to open stud walls (horizontally is best) will give you more wall space that can be economically insulated. Double strapping will provide room for a good air/vapour barrier (poly...
• Article

  CAN IT BE THAT THE OLD WALLS ARE SABOTAGING MY INSULATION EFFORTS?

  Yes. Have you heard the true story about the conscientious homeowner from Regina who lived in a pre-Second World War bungalow? One summer he insulated his attic, with proper ventilation and all and the following winter his heating bills went up, not down. The next summer he insulated the w...
• Article

  CONFLICT: USE OR DON'T USE BLOWN-IN LOOSE FILL INSULATION INSIDE HOLLOW WALLS.

  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) does not recommend the use of any blown-in insulating material inside "enclosed vertical cavities" (that's a fancy way of saying "walls that are not open"). They feel that techniques of installation and verification during installation are not good ...
• Article

  INSULATING WALLS

  A respectable rewinterizing job need not include the addition of insulation into the walls. They are the most difficult (and expensive) parts of the house to re-insulate, and usually have the poorest financial payback of all re-winterizing tasks because:-- Walls are finished on both sides, and i...
• Article

  FOAMED-IN-PLACE: UREA FORMALDEHYDE.

  Aside from the controversy about health problems, this was a poor insulating material in the first place. It was initially given a high R rating, but was subsequently down graded sixty percent by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, because it tended to shrink and leave gaps in the i...
• Article

  FOAMED-IN-PLACE: POLYMERIC FOAM

  Colour: Orange, pink, yellowThermal Resistance: HighCost: It is expensive insulation but cheap caulking.Capacity to dry out if wet: FairFire Resistance: Poor. Produces toxic fumesFungus / Vermin Resistance: GoodLimitations: -- Expands on application and with age. Do not shoot into a total...
• Article

  FOAMED-IN-PLACE: POLYURETHANE FOAM

  Colour: Yellow - OrangeThermal Resistance: RSI - .042/mm R - 6.0/in. Very High.Cost: Professional application -- expensiveCapacity to dry out if wet: FairFire Resistance: Poor: produces toxic fumes.Fungus / Vermin Resistance: GoodLimitations: -- Difficult to control quality of field...
• Article

  RIGID BOARD: RIGID GLASS FIBRE

  Examples: BASECLAD from Fiberglas CanadaColour: PinkThermal Resistance: RSI - .030/mm R - 4.3/in. High.Cost: HighCapacity to dry out if wet: Excellent.Fire Resistance: GoodFungus / Vermin Resistance: GoodLimitations: -- Must not be installed in the ground unless it reaches all the w...