Keeping the Heat In

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 2

CHAPTER 1 How Your House Works 6

PART l The Basics 7

PART II Control of Heat Flow. 11

PART III Control of Airflow 14

PART IV Control of Moisture Flow 18

PART V The House as a System in Action. 21

PART VI Older Homes and Heritage Buildings 22

CHAPTER 2 Materials. 24

PART I Insulation 25

PART II Air-Barrier Materials 32

PART III Vapour-Barrier Materials 39

PART IV Health and Safety Considerations 40

PART V Special Health Considerations 43

CHAPTER 3 Comprehensive Air-Leakage Control. 44

PART I Finding Leakage Areas 46

PART II Caulking and Other Air-Sealing Materials 48

CHAPTER 4 Roofs and Attics 54

PART I General Considerations for All Attics 55

PART II Easily Accessible Attics. 59

PART III Houses with Half Storeys. 64

PART IV Special Cases 67

PART V Renovations and Repair 70

CHAPTER 5 Basement Insulation 74

PART I How to Insulate Outside the Basement 79

PART II How to Insulate Inside the Basement 84

PART III Crawl Spaces 90

PART IV Open Foundations. 92

PART V Concrete Slab on the Ground 93

CHAPTER 6 Insulating Walls 94

PART I Blown-In Insulation. 96

PART II Renovating the Interior 98

PART III Renovating the Exterior 100

PART IV Miscellaneous Spaces. 103

PART V Additions and New Construction 105

CHAPTER 7 Upgrading Windows and Doors 106

PART I Windows. 107

PART II Doors 112

CHAPTER 8 Operating Your House. 114

PART I Operating and Maintaining the Heating System. 115

PART II The Heating System and Ventilation and Combustion Air 118

PART III Other Features. 122

CHAPTER 9 Dollars and Sense 124

Index 130

Need More Information? 132