Poor heating of rooms in homes equipped with warm-air furnaces can sometimes be traced to heat loss through uninsulated or poorly sealed air ducts. When ducts run through cold areas such as crawl ...

This article addresses the specific uses, performance characteristics, fire safety, condensation control, and installation recommendations for fibrous glass duct wrap. Fibrous glass duct wrap ...

Q: I have an old house (built in 1927) that has the original, old- fashioned, cold-air gravity furnace. It works very well, but there is a lot of dust and I wonder if it comes from the old ductwork. I ...

Q. This week: Is there any way to reline or replace metal heat ducts under a concrete slab floor without tearing up the floor? We had our ducts commercially cleaned five years ago, when we were having ...

HVAC contractors can easily add duct cleaning services to their company by following a few tried and true steps, as explained by cleaning and restoration contractor David Hart. So you’re an HVAC ...

THE FIREMASTER FAST WRAP XL DUCT WRAP is designed for wrapping grease duct enclosures. It is UL-listed, and when used as part of the company's complete installation system can result in a 33% space ...

Q: I inherited a concrete block building that was then converted into a home several years ago. Part of it has a crawlspace and part is on a concrete slab. The crawlspace is always damp, and the ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Johns Manville (JM), a leading global manufacturer of energy-efficient building products and engineered specialty materials and a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced today ...

A small-duct high-velocity system was used in this Johns Island, SC house. The ducts vents can hardly be seen. The house was designed by Architect Sam Rashkin. Energy Star estimates that 20% to 30% of ...