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A residential home undergoing an exterior thermal overcoat renovation
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Thermal overcoating: a technical manual for high-performance exterior retrofits

Wrap existing building envelopes in continuous insulation to eliminate thermal bridging and move the dew point safely outside the structural wall. A deep dive into building science, material selection, and structural detailing for high performance. Comprehensive thermal overcoating: a homeowner's & pro's guide…

Worker Installing EIFS Exterior Rigid Insulation Panels
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Installing EIFS over Brick for Energy Efficiency Renovations and Retrofits

A comprehensive guide to installing exterior insulation (EIFS) on brick homes, covering everything from surface preparation to attachment methods. EIFS over brick: a homeowners and pros guide EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems) are increasingly popular in new construction, and an excellent solution for…

Workers installing a smooth, textured finish of an EIFS exterior on a building
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A Homeowner's and Pro's Guide to EIFS Exteriors

A definitive guide to Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), covering their components, benefits, drawbacks, and critical installation practices for superior energy efficiency. EIFS exteriors: a homeowner's and pro's guide In the world of modern building, you've likely seen homes and commercial buildings…

Restored stone farm house with efficient heating
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How to improve the energy efficiency of an old stone house in a cold climate

Stone farm houses from the 1800s are beautiful heritage homes to restore. But how do you insulate a stone house and keep the interior and exterior appearance as they are? Well, that's tricky, but this guide will give plenty of good advice to follow. Should you insulate an old stone house? Those beautiful old stone…

Renovate, Remodel or Rebuild? How to choose which is Best for Homes
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Should I be renovating my home or tearing it down & rebuilding?

Whether a house is worth rebuilding or is better torn down depends on a lot of factors, many of them personal, but also financial considerations like grants, sustainability & current condition of the building structure. Should I renovate, remodel or rebuild? This very question comes up a lot for me during site…

Top tips for getting a house ready for winter
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Winter preparation for your home - are you ready for the cold?

Tips for preparing your house for winter: how to make your house more efficient to save money on heating, more durable to save disasters & maintenance issues & more comfortable to keep the family toasty through the winter. Top Tips for preparing a home for winter Extremely low temperatures over winter can test your…

The Best 10 Energy Saving Tips for Green Homes - Ecohome
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Green home improvements: an energy-saving pyramid scheme that actually works!

There are a number of ways you can up the efficiency of your home without spending much money. Here are our top 10 energy-saving home improvement tips with the greatest return. The best tips to save money and reduce bills? First of all, the best way to reduce bills & save money is to spend as little as possible for…