My Research on Vapor Barriers Before Meeting a Crawlspace Contractor 1/8/2020 Home thevictorchen 14,605 Views Part of the series Better Home Insulation Now that standing has been eliminated from belly height dirt crawlspace, I can confirm the dirt is only moist and damp, enough so that if I were to crawl around, my clothes would get all muddy. Could ... Finish Reading
Solving Water Intrusion into VERY SHORT Dirt Crawlspace 1/7/2019 Home thevictorchen 14,484 Views Part of the series Better Home Insulation To give a bit of context, the dirt crawlspace under my house is literally a crawlspace. There is no squatting in the space. I literally have to crawl to move from one end of the house to the other. An... Finish Reading
Costs and Reasons to Replace Heating Ducts 2/23/2014 Home thevictorchen 3,887 Views Having recently moved from a brand new townhome into an older single family home in Millbrae (CA), we are slowly repairing issues caught and missed by our property inspector during closing. The mos... Finish Reading
Results of Re-Insulating Attic in SF Bay Area 1/5/2017 Home thevictorchen 15,525 Views Part of the series Better Home Insulation Now that winter has arrived, my home in Millbrae has gotten substantially chillier. After consulting a few friends, I thought that chilliness was correlated with either an old poorly insulated attic o... Finish Reading
How to redirect rainwater away from house (hint: use expandable drain pipes) 12/7/2019 Home thevictorchen 4,419 Views It's winter and the rain falls none stop. Although you're dry and warm inside, your roof is redirecting lots of rainwater. For a 1000 square foot roof and 1 inch of rain, the roof will run off around ... Finish Reading
Low Cost and Effective Battery Operated Humidity Monitor 1/6/2020 Home thevictorchen 1,169 Views With the ever temperate temperature of the SF Bay Area, I've never been concerned with dealing with high humidity. Since moving into our home a few years ago and successfully removing several inches o... Finish Reading
Alternative to Messy "Great Stuff" 2/26/2019 Home thevictorchen 16,692 Views Part of the series Better Home Insulation Since my first time sealing gaps and cracks using Great Stuff back in May 2017, I had already experienced extensive temperature improvements during the winter. I also recall the can of "Great Stuff" b... Finish Reading