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Most often Adding extra shash locks would not close the gap completely or youstop draft coming in side the house Add wider sticky rubber paper bk peal off sealer from bottom of shash gap No draft anymore! Remove sealer in summer to open windo!
Comment from : @harishrana9195

I always come for the random bits of knowledge But i stay for the tiny models
Comment from : @Duramaxturbo

I got a grant to pay half the cost of spray foam on and IN every external surface of my 200 year old house, including between the foundation and house Covering all the roof joists AND the floor of the attic No snow melt on my roof For the tightest hat you could get Before that, there was nothing in the walls, not even corn cobs!! Savings was obvious! The upstairs is near completely heated by just the downstairs upward heat convection and trapping under the hat Now I use only a tank of heating oil a year, before it was almost TWO!!! Now I'm installing a wood gasifier indoor boiler to get through on a few hundred dollars of wood heat per year I've had soo many various contractors saying it was all done wrong???
Comment from : @eranorion

Great video!
Comment from : @LearningSpanishwithDrL

@2:40 recommend insulating the attic in the roof joist? Meaning you want to condition unusable space Genius! Let’s increase the surface area we are insulating, aka losing heat to? Go back to class and try to learn some modern day “ building science”!
Comment from : @DrewLeeper-n4y

Keep yo camera away from my house 😅
Comment from : @junkfoodjunky

Don't forget gaskets behind outlet/ switch covers Still have cold air though electrical box
Comment from : @dwaynes5983

Insulating pipes also has its perils Insulation keeps cold from the pipes But also keeps heat from the pipes Best way to insulate crawlspace pipes is with a V of insulation hanging from the floor so that heat can reach the pipe through the floor
Comment from : @RazorStrap

Surprised they didn't mention the little insulated covers you can buy for outlets that go right under the plastic cover Those are amazing for particularly bad outlets
Comment from : @thenerdguy123

If my house were flipped upside-down like a boat, it'd act more like a colander and sink straight to the bottom
Comment from : @Mrdogedog

👍
Comment from : @bobbywanger8123

this video is how i realized ross is richards son i was shocked cause ross is a really great addition to the show and explains high tech things very well very impressive cause typically the stars son is gonna be a moron who only gets hired cause of his family connection
Comment from : @watchmenpropertyinspection3469

Boys,brbrLove the show but a few things do get left out brbrFor example - this video on insulating the roof of your housebrbrI would be interested to know, that when the floor up there has no attic and the joists are open bay, plus the only access in this house is a ceiling hatch in a closet that is about 12 inches wide by 18 inches long, Just how exactly do you get yourself into the attic, what do you step on, how do you get large insulation material up thru that hatch?brbrThis is not a old farm house with a full attic, a floor, and a staircase into the attic So are these people out of luckbrbrLooking forward to your response to thisbrbrThanks muchbrbrBob
Comment from : @robertschworm6036

do you need to insulate pex pipe like you do copper?
Comment from : @duncan359

wait, thats his dad?
Comment from : @drsoils

Hi guys, I’m in the process of having a bathroom remodel There is a steam radiator that I’m looking to replace with baseboard heating Is this possible?
Comment from : @alvacotto9422

Wish you had shown the after heat measurement of the plastic window kit
Comment from : @gailhoover9263

Good day I have an old house that I am trying to get all the air leaks closed off From the sill and the exterior walls My question is if I only do the sill from my crawl space inside do I still do the outside as well? The exterior walls are a dead giveaway so I know I have to go outside for that Please let me know and have a great day from Wasilla Alaska!!
Comment from : @burtlint6945

Great presentation Thank you for your time and effort to make this video and share your knowledge and experience with us Greetings from Croatia
Comment from : @mijalic1

There's a reason this show will be on for decades, just great stuff we can all use
Comment from : @ernestcashion4462

Can the walls be insulated? I've insulated the attic and windows (that I'm redoing) bit can you get walls insulated for an already existing house to prevent air coming in l inside?
Comment from : @ericalewis1084

🤣🤣he said keep your camera away from my house
Comment from : @jeremyg7076

Well until we get Biden out of office nobody's going to be able to do anything to save on their heating bill
Comment from : @DianeSturlinXX

Kevin looks like Owen Hunt from Greys Anatomy
Comment from : @SportsFan0027

This is a good video It's going to be very popular very soon as energy bills in the UK and Europe are about to go sky-high
Comment from : @zedsdeadbaby

They have gaskets that cover the electrical outlets
Comment from : @rustyridenour2136

Turn heat off
Comment from : @IYG-x7c

Instead of putting heating equipment out of heated envelope just by putting all equipment all design like in early days have heating and air conditioning equipment in the heated envelope air seal properly installed insulation properly ! No heat ducts in attic no equipment ! You could be saving up to 25 with this design !
Comment from : @larrysowders7492

I will save you eight minutes Turn the t stat down and put a sweat shirt on
Comment from : @thomaswisniewski5380

Home owners, lot to think lot to take care
Comment from : @syedjavedahmad9719

How is Roger doing? We love and miss him ! ❤️
Comment from : @Idiotsincarshere

Wow, I never knew that was his son!
Comment from : @FKS1994

You can make them too tight also
Comment from : @bobmcranor1049

Well, I save my farts 💨 and when winter 🥶 comes around I inject that gas into my furnace to warm my house 🏠🤨
Comment from : @mogeking56

Are the floor joists in a crawl space suppose to be insulated? Or just around the foundation? We have had multiple different answers
Comment from : @9002michelle

W VIDEO
Comment from : @dc4l564

Literally addressed the issues I’m dealing with right now Thanks so much
Comment from : @twaltdwan9153

I appreciate Richard talking about attic insulation—Matt Risinger and Dr Joseph Lstiburek have great information on this topic, which I don’t feel like is talked about enough, and I believe you will see a building paradigm shift from vented attic to conditioning attic with insulated roof deck
Comment from : @markclark110

Option B I just snuggle with my kittens
Comment from : @samsngdevice5103

Lol technically no matter how a house is insulated if you put it on water upside down it will sink,
Comment from : @alexblackish-709

The best savings I found for reducing heating was moving to Florida
Comment from : @justinbailey6515

My only take away from this video is that I need an infrared camera ASAP
Comment from : @dcmirk

I can feel cold air through the side jamb of my door opposite of the hinges How would I best seal that?
Comment from : @Kjleed13

At 6:15 when they are talking about air infiltration the kraft faced fiberglass batt insulation is installed backwards The treated paper side of the fiberglass batt should be installed with the paper facing the warm side of the wall We should be looking at the pink side of the batt 👍
Comment from : @knowledgeispower6192

The first thing I ask you is what is your insulation like before I sell you solar Some companies could care less
Comment from : @stevencaskey7473

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Comment from : @drywallrepair

Move into a mid century house
Comment from : @Mistrilll

I don't see how people who block heating vents with furniture are the target audience of this channel Maybe they need to make a TikTok about that last point :-D
Comment from : @ClickLikeAndSubscribe

The major issue I'm having is air leakage at the point between the foundation and frame There's a gap in the siding and I don't know what to do about it
Comment from : @Iiifly2

There are 100,000s of house's that have absolutely horrible insulation values to them in both hot and cold weather climate areas It should be a requirement before sale of a house to have an energy audit completed
Comment from : @andyjohnson3790

Love your programs What are your recommendations for DIY insulating basement block open cores? Thanks
Comment from : @jimsorrentino5031

Ross and Rich!
Comment from : @briangallant5973

Seal up house air tight Might want to let people know about Moisture issues and carbon monoxide poisoning!
Comment from : @rohanmackenzie3278

No outlet foam covers? Odd
Comment from : @gtarules1

They keep talking about sealing the attic/roof, but they don't seem to be talking about all the vents to release moisture and prevent mold How do you balance that?
Comment from : @Zyrean7007

I like old drafty houses
Comment from : @raymondjr1080

u can get foam 'pads' for exterior wall outlets and light switchesbra GREAT investment even if the wall is properly insulated!!
Comment from : @joeywest386

I loved the show about 5 yes ago now it's nothing but advertising for the app and everything
Comment from : @maxxmich

Question Can I do the attic floor and the underside of the roof?
Comment from : @Maxdcat12345

Hello sir I really blessed to watch your explain about bad smells with well water so our new home has well but the water was mudy and has bad smells toobrWe did filtration and the mudy disappeared but hot water has very bad smells also some time the water be mudy againbrCould you please advise meGod bless you
Comment from : @sabamiraziz1458

Great video - Love the thermal image - would love to see if there is any difference if they put in a double or triple pane window Maybe not but that would be great to see or put a thermometer touching a double pane and single pane in the same room Again - would love to see that same thermal with the electrical before and after the calk is applied
Comment from : @boedillard8807

Missed opportunity to explain the chimney effect to drive home how air sealing can be even more of a factor in indoor comfort than insulation
Comment from : @jh-12358

I love that they reuse that little wood frame model for different segments Last seen with Tommy, demonstrating how to identify load-bearing walls
Comment from : @alexknight7191

Do all you want, and its great And the energy companies will just tack on extra service charges that are more than your actual usage, making it all seem pointless But hey, blame the builders that want to save $25 per house that cause thousands of dollars in heating expense over the decades
Comment from : @virgil3241

The attic crawlspace access is in my bedroom closet and once you're in there, bmaybe/b there's enough room to crawl
Comment from : @shawniscoolerthanyou

its always house, house, house, humans live in apartments as well why don't they serve or help them?
Comment from : @Saa42808

High Fuel Bills Thank You Joe Byron brLets Go Brandon 🇺🇸br#Bidenflation
Comment from : @bob88pct

Be prepared to buy and install an HRV if you are truly successful with stopping close to all the air leaks As you build a tighter house you will end up with a much more fragile house Its not as simple as stopping all air leaks as that will cause other serious moisture problems in a cold environment, If you don't have mechanically controlled air
Comment from : @erinkennedy2417

When I bought my 10 year old house the previous owner said her electric bills were always around $300 a month My first week, in the house, I went up in the attic and discovered half the house had four inches of blown in insulation and the other half had nothing at all I added blown in insulation so there is a 12 inch layer throughout the attic That was six years ago and I have not had an electric bill over $100
Comment from : @GCSol

I appreciate Kevin always playing like he knows less than he actually knows so that the audience feels like they've got a buddy to learn with :)
Comment from : @dosadoodle

So helpful TOH crew!! Some good ideas for our very old windows Thank you!
Comment from : @kylefortman8039

I’m surprised this video is appropriate for the season! Typically you are posting gardening or air conditioning videos during the middle of winter ;)
Comment from : @andrewfranco1235

You guys are the best!brWe are slowly getting our house up to speed brFINALLY, had solar installed! Thanks for always bringing us new information, and reminders on how we can do it ourselves
Comment from : @dianeangelo2227

My house was built in 1897 When it was built, you fired up the coal furnace when it got cold out, and if it got too warm in the house, you simply opened the windows Thermal insulation was never even a consideration brI'm getting my single pane, bay windows replaced this year, next year blown insulation Hopefully it takes my heating bill from the upper 300's to something more manageable
Comment from : @ImTheJoker4u

You can put a sterling engine fan on your furnace to help push the warm air around the place to better heat your home :)
Comment from : @Painfulwhale360

1:56 putting styrofoam insulation on top of fiberglass is a horrible idea, vapor barrier needs to be towards the warm part of the house (northern climate) and any condensation needs to dry towards the colder side
Comment from : @woohunter1