How much attic insulation does a San Diego home actually need?
R-value is not a property of a product. It is a property of an installation, and in a blown attic it is a function…
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No sales pitches. Just the things we end up explaining in attics, written down once so you can read them before we get there.
Seven signs you have rodents in the attic before you ever see one
By the time you see a rat in your house, the attic has usually been occupied for months. These are the earlier signals, and…
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What a radiant barrier actually does in a Southern California summer
Insulation and radiant barriers solve different physics problems. In a climate with a beaming sun, doing only one of them leaves half the pathway…
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Why one room never cools: what we find in the ductwork
Almost nobody calls about their ducts. They call about one room. Here is the chain that connects the two, and how we prove it…
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Attic cleanup after rodents: what gets removed, sanitized and replaced
Removing the animals is step one of four, and it is the only step most homeowners are ever sold. Here is the rest of…
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Blown-in or batts: which one belongs in your attic
The right answer depends on the shape of the cavity, not on which product has better marketing. Here is how the decision is actually…
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Metal stud or wood: what a commercial tenant should know
This is rarely a preference. For most commercial interior partitions the code, the schedule and the finish all point the same direction.
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Drywall finish levels 0 to 5, explained without the jargon
Two quotes for the same wall can differ by a third and both be honest. Usually they are quoting different finish levels and nobody…
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