I am converting my "A" frame attic into a living space. The joists stick out 5" from the roof and are 22" apart. It's an old house and measurements change give or take a half inch from joist to joist. Even though there is no ridge vent there are roof louvers about 3 ' from the peak. I can only...

I'm in the process of building a house and have received conflicting advice on insulating the attic. The architect specified "Sealection" foam insulation against/under the roof with a conditioned attic. However, the builder decided to ignore this specification since that's method is not what they...

Okay, this is going to sound weird but I was exploring a space in my attic yesterday and was using my utility lamp. The hook on the lamp brushed up against the metal vent pipe and it sparked and resulted in a burn mark on both the pipe and the lamp hook. Then I brushed up against the attic...

I recently bought a house and want to add insulation to the attic, the existing insulation has the vapor barrier facing down to the sheetrock and there is a section where it appears that there is a silver aluminum vapor facing up. My question is If I want to add at least 3" of insulation what type...

We have an attached garage that is not heated. In the attic I am planning to put some cellulose insulation over the fiberglass stuff. Once this is done I would like to put some plywood down so we can store stuff up there. Should I leave small spaces between the plywood to keep condensation from...