Built in the 1840s from barge board, Maria Lana’s Bywater cottage is a perfect example of New Orleans vernacular architecture. It also was less than comfortable during cold snaps. “It just never felt ...

The Government and property industry is stepping up its efforts to tackle the growing spray foam problem.

A FEMA-required building material that's supposed to protect buildings from flooding could cause problems in some Houston homes. The agency says in flood-prone areas, spray-foam insulation or ...

Dear Jerry: I enjoy getting tips from your informative columns. We are trying to prepare our home for comfort in our old age. This summer we had the sill plate sprayed with foam insulation, and this ...

Spray foam insulation – also called spray foam or spray polyurethane foam (SPF) – is an alternative to traditional building insulation. However, it comes with a number of drawbacks including high cost ...

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What makes your average builder recoil from a word like “innovation” can make that same builder do backflips when he or she strikes upon a solution. It might easily be that that builder is looking at ...