Tag: insulation

  • Convection Complications

    Convection Complications

    Realizing that my fireplace has nothing behind it but wood and siding. Then adding lots of insulation 48 hours before a winter storm.

  • Data Loging and Python

    Logging data in the home, to make an informed decision about adding insulation or not to a room that’s thermally underperforming.

  • The Rotten Window Altercation

    The Rotten Window Altercation

    The problem: As I’ve already alluded to, some previous owners of our early 90’s house liked to DIY everything. But they weren’t very good at the details. So things are slowly falling apart, are drafty, etc. Here’s the floor plan that I haven’t ever posted yet. The garage was built and attached to the existing…

  • The joys of homelabbing

    The joys of homelabbing

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0%3Fsi%3DRhg9BF3TpapHHRxw I have an upcoming project to add some insulation into the attic of our addition. The previous owners added on this portion of the house, and did a lot of things poorly. But very few people have hard numbers to backup their claims. Mostly it’s just, “I spent $1,800 upgrading my attic insulation, and…