Canada Mortgage and Housing says it has no plans to implement special rules to ensure home buyers are told if a house has vermiculite insulation containing asbestos. CMHC officials say the ...

There are several types of residential insulation, each with an intended purpose. R-30 is intended for ceilings, R-19 for walls. The “R” stands for “resistance” and the higher the R factor, the higher ...

If a grayish, pebble-like substance lurks silently in the attic of an older home, ignorance on the part of the owner will not work out to be bliss. In some homes built between 1919 and 1990, ...

QUESTION: We live in a storey-and-a-half wartime house, which is not insulated behind the knee walls upstairs. Four years ago we completely gutted the upstairs and added one-inch spacing next to the ...

TORONTO – While most homeowners don’t give much thought to what’s behind their walls, proper insulation is of key importance to having a comfortable, healthy home. Besides keeping your home warm in ...