Tag: heat flow

  • How to Solve Comfort Problems Caused by Attic Kneewalls

    Subtitle:  Insulation and air-sealing are key Images:  In Texas, they call them “hot walls.” My friend Mike Barcik likes to say they’re what separate you from the blast furnace. Down here in the warmer climate zones, where attics get up to 8,000°F (well, that may be a slight exaggeration), many people call them a liability.…