Cut heat loss through the rim joists and tighten up your house with rigid foam insulation.

When it comes to finishing or updating an unfinished basement, one of the most important ways to make the space functional is basement insulation. Basement foundation walls are naturally prone to ...

My enormous unfinished basement, where I store household supplies, tools, extra winter clothing and the toys I pick up throughout the year for holiday donations, is one of my favorite places in my ...

Walk into a basement and you’ll probably feel a familiar chill. Not a draught exactly, but a cool and often dank feeling, despite the heating being on full. This feeling is usually down to the surface ...

My house has an unfinished basement. Does the exposed fiberglass insulation in the ceiling pose any risk to my children, who sometimes play there? —A.O., Cold Spring, N.Y. Probably not. While some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An insulated basement or crawl space provides many benefits year-round, and the rim joist (or band joist) is often a focal point ...