When it comes to home insulation, conventional wisdom has long emphasized the importance of insulating walls and floors.

Q. My 30-year-plus home has two rooms with mineral insulation, but my biggest concern is my third-floor loft. The temperature is always more extreme than the rest of the house. There is an attic space ...

Q:. I am currently considering the re-insulation of my small ranch home’s attic. It has some laid fiberglass in certain areas, and the rest was blown-in insulation. I was told by a local firm that the ...

Proper attic insulation is a game-changer for regulating home temperature and reducing energy bills. When soffit venting isn't part of the equation, insulation requires strategic adjustments to ...

Q: I just got a bid for insulation of my 824-square-foot attic for $1,200. That seems pretty high. The contractor would blow in cellulose insulation. But you have said that expandable foam against the ...

Q: We recently had our cedar-shingle roof replaced, and it looks great. The problem is, the attic is now quite a mess with dirt and debris from the removal of the old roof. We don't know where to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lofted rooms (cathedral ceilings, vaulted ceilings) are stylish and functional but often come with a major drawback: poor ...

Q: A few years ago my grandparents had these guys come and insulate the attic - or so they thought. I thought the attic was just fine before the work. But they tore this pink cotton-looking stuff out ...

Insulation is one of those building materials you rarely see and almost never think about, yet it quietly shapes how healthy, ...

Q: We sold our home, and the buyers asked for an inspection. One of the things the home inspector listed for repair was the attic insulation. The inspector said that because we had installed flooring ...