Winnipeg

When you meet with your Winnipeg builder, renovator or hardware store service man to talk about insulation, R-Value is nearly always the first and often the only specification discussed. Is that all insulation is - just an R value?

Spray Foam Insulation - a thorough understanding of how it works, what it achieves, and how existing products fail to meet their design criteria makes foam not only an affordable choice but a cheaper long term proposition by far.

Insulation in Winnipeg, Manitoba needs to be updated to effectively protect our homes and reduce our energy dependancy. Winnipeg's humid summer climate is a significant factor in moisture drive and occupant discomfort.

Over the last half century, homes have become increasingly air tight as mandated by changes to building codes. Â This has caused a number of issues in building envelope performance in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Homes require an effective air barrier system. Nothing is more effective than spray foam insulation. Â As an air barrier, vapor barrier and insulation layer in a single application, drying is not a factor as foam is impermeable to moisture.

While most Winnipeg homeowners want to know the R value of the insulation in their homes, thermal efficiency is only one quality of insulation that needs to be looked at. Water damage is the number one cause of early building failure.

Modern Winnipeg homes are too tight? But efficient homes have to be tight by definition. Following is a brief look at the issue, the problem, and an effective solution.

This article looks at the design of conventional building envelopes, the advantages of sealing Winnipeg homes with spray foam insulation and the importance of effective air barrier and vapor barrier control layers.

Moisture is responsible for the majority of structural damage to our homes in Winnipeg. Moisture damage to a building envelope happens because typical envelopes seen in residential buildings are full of penetrations

If you are looking for spray foam insulation in Winnipeg, MB, there are two different categories of foam with distinctly different properties; open cell foam and closed cell foam.

Declared R-values don't hold up under our cold climatic conditions. Your R-19 batt will perform at R-10 on a mild day and in mid winter may perform as poorly as R4!

If you have ever hired a contractor to work for you in Winnipeg, MB, you have likely developed an opinion about how some contractors handle themselves.

A good building enclosure is one that is air tight and has a high resistivity to heat loss. Building with spray foam insulation results in tight building envelopes and energy efficient homes. This is the real green.

If you're a homeowner in Winnipeg considering Spray Foam insulation, there are a number of things that you should factor into your final decision as to its use or the choice of an alternative.

The debate recently has been all about the proposed stadium David Asper hopes to build for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. While Asper's involvement is currently in question, the fact remains that Canad Inns Stadium will need to be replaced soon.

Review of Neil Young's performance at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

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Winnipeg Harvest is charity that gives with a heart and with dignity.

A tour of some of the sites Shall We Dance was filmed at in the City of Winnipeg.

these are ten pieces of trivia about the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada

What is it like on a live movie set? "Less Than Kind", filmed in Winnipeg. Photos included.

A review and description of The Capri Motel

Beachcomber's in Winnipeg, formerly known as Branigan's, is located right on the river front next to the Red River and the Assiniboine River.

a description of what there is to see and do at The Assiniboine Park Conservatory in Winnipeg