In most older homes and even in some newer ones, blowing extra insulation into your attic can help save you a lot of money on energy bills (some estimates go as high as 20 percent per year), as well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adding blown-in insulation to your attic space is a popular way to improve energy efficiency and reduce heating and cooling costs.

Q: I have a 40-year-old house which has insulation that now needs replacing. I would like to do it myself, and I’m thinking about buying batts of insulation that you can roll out. I want to know more ...

It's that time of year. Storms blow in from the Pacific, it's cold and damp and people try to think of ways to keep warm. It's also the time of the year we get questions about insulation: Q:My home ...

Insulating your attic walls is one of the best ways to get your home optimal energy efficiency. The amount of insulation you’ll need depends on several factors, including where you live, the design of ...

So I am working on running Ethernet in my new place. The attic has some kind of blown insulation, InsulFil is my guess. Anyway, any pointers on working around this stuff? I was thinking maybe just ...

Q: The insulation in our 50-year-old attic is compacted and the paper facing is crumbling. Can we put new insulation on top of the old? Are blankets or blown-in insulation best? A: It is OK to put new ...

The room you never visit might be draining your wallet every single month.

A: Anywhere below the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, you need to reach at least the R-30 level of insulation in your attic. You can put in a little more fill to reach the R-38 level — which would be ...