Q: I have some things stored in my attic. It was extremely hot up there when I open the closet ceiling cover. The attic floor is insulated. How can I keep it cooler? A: People often are not aw ...

Recently, we've been asked about installing a radiant barrier in the attic, where summer temperatures can climb as high as 140 degrees. The idea of eliminating some of that hot air overhead can be ...

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Dear Jim: We have plenty of attic insulation, but it seems like I can still feel heat from the ceiling. It is actually warm when I touch it and the ...

Standard thermal attic floor insulation, such as fiberglass, rock wool, cellulose, etc., is not very effective for blocking radiant heat flow from a very hot roof.

An attic ceiling covered with radiant barrier roof decking at the LSU Agcenter's LaHouse Resource Center in Baton Rouge. Nearly a year after moving into her rebuilt Lower 9th Ward home, Joanne ...

If just half of the homeowners in the U.S. made sure they had R30 attic floor insulation and used this roof and attic system, the nation could reduce its Btu (British Thermal Unit) demand by about ...

Properly weatherizing your attic can cut 10 to 30 percent off your heating and cooling bills, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. And while you might not want to spend the money (or the ...

Q–After reading a magazine article about insulation levels in homes, I went up to my attic and looked at the insulation. How many inches of insulation are recommended for attics? A–It&#… ...

A radiant barrier has become a useful way to keep your home cooler in the summer by reflecting the sun's heat up so it doesn't enter your attic, and in the winter by keeping the heat within your ...

As the house is reasonably new, 2007, would it profit to spray foam in the garage ceiling to reduce some of the heat leaching into the above-room floor? Also, the attic now is Hades hot.