Straw bales for exterior insulation? | Hearth Forums Home
Context: 78 YO house, 2 ft thick uninsulated masonry walls, full daylight basement with walkin on north side (bummer), massive concrete foundation with basement stairs,
Help with cold air coming in through bottom of gas direct ven
Bought new construction colonial house 2007. It has a gas direct vent fireplace installed in a bump-out on the 1st floor in the living room. Cold air bellows in from the bottom
What can be done with a crawl space on an old house?
The part of the house with the non accessible crawl space has no plumbing or wiring under the floor. So what if I just pumped those areas full of foam? My worry would be
Rainey''s home (homestead rescue) burns to the ground
Anyone watch Homestead Rescue Raneys ranch on Discovery channel? I was watching it last night and the fathers house had a bit of a chimney fire that got out of hand and
Pellet Stove in the basement questions
My house is approx 2200 sq feet of livable space with the unfinished basement adding another 500 sq feet. What size stove might I need? Do any of you have one installed in
Tips on if Your pellet stove is burning lazy and or getting smoke in
If you are getting smoke in the house or you stove just don''t seem to be burning like should. Check the door seal and latch for a tight fit. Check the ash pan for shut tight and
wood stove and humidification | Hearth Forums Home
Personally, our small stone house retains enough moisture from cooking, washing and breathing that winter humidity is never an issue. The ovens keep humidity at a good level.
heating entire house from basement | Hearth Forums Home
we are looking at buying a house that has a stone fireplace in the living room and a place in the basement to connect a woodstove, the house is 1456 sq ft on one floor and the
Pellet stove blowing smoke into house
I have been having an issue with my newly installed Harman P35I insert, it is blowing smoke into the house at times. I have had the dealer come out and they replaced the
Sweep''s Library
Improving chimney updraftWe often hear the complaint that someone has a "bad" stove or fireplace because it smokes into the house. In our experience, however, draft problems are