I would like to do the catherdral ceiling in my cottage with T&G Pine boards. Any tips?
Yes, make very sure that you have a good, continuous vapour barrir under the insulation and that you have at least an inch of clear air space above the insulation. After that, you just have be sure you have a baffled ridge vent on the roof and if you have good soffit vents, you should have no problems.
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I own a 2 story home which faces east, my problem is that my 2nd floor gets very warm in the summer time even ... |
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I have just bought a new home and after checking the attic I find the soffits free of insulation, but bat insu ... |
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We have a forty year old brick bungalow with a roof that overhangs the walls by about 2 feet. As it has start ... |
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I have a power roof vent that vibrated constantly when running. Do I have to replace the motor or is there a c ... |
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We live in Thunder Bay, On. In 1992 we had new soffit installed. He put it over the old without enlarging th ... |
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I replaced my roof this summer and the contractor and I both felt the roof suffered from a lack of ventilation ... |
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I am a single Mom (40 something) and now live in a non-profit housing (townhouse) which is geared to income. I ... |
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We have encountered many problems with heat this summer in our home. Now our heating and air conditioning guy ... |
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I had asked about putting a steel roof on our mobile home over original aluminum roof and put 1 inch styrafoam ... |
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I was wondering can I clean attic mold myself and how and with what and so I have to replace all the insulatio ... |
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My house built in 1990 has loose insulation about three inches, but that's a guess. I believe code then w ... |
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My father lives in a duplex. The building has a flat roof and despite being re-tarred he continues to experie ... |
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This summer I had a new roof put on and had two whirlbird vents installed instead of the original low profile ... |
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How do you keep snow from blowing in through round, "can style", roof vents. The house is 13 yrs. old. I hav ... |
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There doesn't seem to be enough insulation under our roof or garage. I need help. Where can i get some? ... |
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I just wanted to get your advice on insulating my new garage, I live in Alberta, and built a 26x24 garage, I w ... |
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My attic gets pretty hot in the warm weather. When I look under the metal sheets for the soffits, it looks li ... |
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does it make any sense to remove the attic cover in the garage during the summer months, and replace with a sc ... |
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110 year old farm house, one and a half stories, therefore no soffits since roof rafters sit right on brick wa ... |
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the last thing that i half to do is change thr roof,or raise it for air flow,this existing roof is tin with do ... |
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My L-shape large roof is fairly low pitch. The main roof is 78 feet long by 46 feet with a 60 foot ridge vent. ... |
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We have recently built a home with an attached heated garage in Edmonton (Alta). Condensation is a problem. ... |
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I'm building a new home this summer and much of it will be custom work. The roof on it will be a hip roof ... |
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You may recall that I wrote to you several weeks ago and I explained that I have moisture spots on the ceiling ... |
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low pitch roof, no ventilation at ridge or soffits. would a power attic fan help? or is there another way?
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low pitch roof, no ventilation at ridge or soffits.
would a power attic fan help? or is there another way?< ... |
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When the weather gets warmer, and snow begins to melt we have leaks coming through our ceiling, ventilation sy ... |
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I have a huge ice build up at edge of my lower roof. In the last few days, with the heat of the sun, the snow ... |
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Yesterday my fire alarm went off.I turned the breaker off but still the alarm on bedroom level won't shut ... |
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We have a bungalow built in the 50s. I think some insulation was put in the attic in the mid 70s - not sure ... |
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Just recently Fall 2003) had a home built. My garage is not insulated. I went up the attic access in the garag ... |
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I have turbine vents and two cross vents in the attic. There is snow blowing into the attic and laying inside ... |
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Have to replace existing wooden soffit & facia. Want to replace with alluminum . Finish on house is fieldstone ... |
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I have a 7 year old row unit that faces south. I get a build up of ice ever year on the noth side. I have trie ... |
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I have 24 year pre fab home and when I change my roof last I noticed that the space between the actic and the ... |
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We have a 3 bedroom bungalow with an attached single car garage. There is no entrance to the house from the ga ... |
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I read all your expert q & a's on attic ventilation and you didn't seem too keen on power roof fans. ... |
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are there suppose to be ice crystals in the attic I dont mean just a few but alot if there isnt suppose to be ... |
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Listen to you on CKLW 800 Windsor, Ont. Today on your show a gentleman called about snow blowing into his atti ... |
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Now that the house is complete, how can we check whether there is a lack of ventilation in the soffits and/or ... |
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Our cottage has cathedral ceilings with ridge vents. What would be the cause of ice buildup along the edges of ... |
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I have a new 12 X 20 shed that I use for a workshop, and it is not insulated. I have read about foil insulatio ... |
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I have a 1.5 storey house, no soffits vents, none on any of the houses in this area. Do I need them? you are a ... |
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Since putting airconditioning in out three-bedrm bungalow I have found a musty smell coming from our attic whi ... |
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I have just notice that most of the front roof shingles which are 6 years old has blisters on it. Should we be ... |
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I would like to do the catherdral ceiling in my cottage with T&G Pine boards. Any tips? ... |
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It's early, insomnia. It is frustrating that my ground floor can be ice cold, but the upper floor can' ... |
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I have a side split house and am thinking
about replacing one of the flat vents on
the highest part of t ... |
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i want to add insulation to my attic which now has about 1 1/2 in. of loose and paper wrapped insulation in it ... |
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In the vinyl on my wood trim, I am asking that more ventilation holes be cut in the soffits before they vinyl ... |
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I am having vinyl placed on all my wood trim on my brick home. I have four gables, and the contractors are wa ... |
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Our new house will have cedar siding exterior with one 32' x 5' front porch covered and one 16' x ... |
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I have a 7 yr. old home with 20 yr.shingles. The tips of the shingles are starting to curl especially the side ... |
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I had a tear-off, new roof with a ridge vent installed (gable to gable). My roofing salesmen said that I shou ... |
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I recently bought a house that was built in 1993. The garage is partially insulated--fire code requires parti ... |
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I have 2x10 rafters in my attic. I have installed rafter mates, 2 batts of R12 insulation,vapour barrier,1" of ... |
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Our house (1961) has a cottage style roof and loose insulation in the attic that has blown back or fallen off ... |
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I'd like to know if you are aware of a product, such as a pan or a tray, that can be installed (suspended) ... |
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I live in Houston TX and have a house with wood eaves and overhangs that need painting. I recieved an adverti ... |
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The soffit vents of my house are stuffed with insulation which is very difficult to remove. I understand the ... |
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My son in Vancouver is considering the purchase of a home which has a low rise roof and no interior access to ... |
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I am currently building a 1 1/2 story house and had the framer put 5/8" plywood on the entire second floor. Af ... |
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I have a small cabin (20x25), inside the ceiling is about 7' - which leaves an attic crawl space which I h ... |
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We would like to put a floor and a folding stair in the attic of our garage. We are planning to use it to stor ... |
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i have condinsation drops built up on the roofing nails that poke through the sheathing of my roof. there is ... |
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AM I EVER GLAD THERE IS A SHOW OUT THERE LIKE YOURS FOR ALL OF US HOMEOWNERS WHO WANT SOME PROFESSIONAL IMPART ... |
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I have 4 mushroom vents on the roof of my
home.I also have one of the turbine type
that spins constantl ... |
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Nice Website
We have an older mansard-style home (barn shaped if I have used the wrong word)in Ottawa. ... |
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I love your show on CFRA! I had a major ice dam on my roof last year. There was water damage on my walls insid ... |
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You answered my question now I would like to know what is a baffled ridge vent and where do I instal it and ho ... |
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I have a prefab home which is about 20 -25 years old. i recently replaced the roof shingles and I noticed the ... |
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Hi Ren
Love your Sat AM show..Keep it up!
OK....
I want to make sure I have good
ventalation in ... |
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I do not have U channels but plan to put some in next year including roof vents. Do I remove the part of the i ... |
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Our home is approximately 10 years old. I noticed what appeared to be water stains on the ceiling adjacent to ... |
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I am having my roof done on Monday. Sorry for the short noctice, hope you can answer. I want a power ventila ... |
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Attic has blown-in insulation and when I look up into the attic,I only see light from the two mushroom vents. ... |
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For the past two winters, we have had leaks around three of our upstairs windows. I saw somewhere that this c ... |
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We have been getting some water in through the low slope top roof the last 2 winters. There is no air space fr ... |
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Ren: Your radio show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is a taped version and played Saturday PM. I really miss you ... |
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My house has a hip roof. We install new shingles last week. I noticed there are no holes in the wood soffits ( ... |
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I recently purchased a 75 yr. old story and-a-half, just outside of Edmonton, Alberta. As the home is not very ... |
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Attic 500 sq. ft. cellulose(?) blown in insulation 3 gable intakes of 365 sq. in. l roof exhaust vent unable ... |
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I have a fifty year old 24 ft by 24 ft story and a half garage. There are living quarters upstairs with a 13 ... |
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A couple of months ago, I wrote you regarding a garage renovation project, which I am now just about to begin. ... |
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I would like to convert my unheated (attached) garage into a heated workshop. The three exterior walls are al ... |
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My metal roof has a cap but there is no air space through which air can escape. Under the metal roofing there ... |
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Could you let me know how much attic ventilation that we need, is there a formula that is used to calculate th ... |
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We are building a new house. Should we ask the builder to put tar paper under the shingles of the 12/12 pitch ... |
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I live in a 14 unit townhouse. And ice dams originate on the two units on the top level: the highest point of ... |
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About 4 or 5 years ago I had my roof re-shingled, and as the main bathroom is in the center of the house with ... |
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Our bungalow has been experiencing water dripping down the side of the toilet vent stack and making its way to ... |
