Q:I have an open ceiling in my garage that is insulated with paper-backed R-13 batts with the fiberglass exposed and held in place by metal strips. The ceiling has a lot of pipes and wires running ...

Phillip Smith, chief executive of Australian Construction Training Services, told Brisbane Coroners Court he would have made it quite clear that using metal staples around electrical insulation also ...

INSTALLING foil insulation incorrectly was so dangerous it was like “sitting in a frying pan,’’ a Royal Commission has heard. Consulting engineer James Fricker has told the Insulation Royal Commission ...

Bureaucrats charged with designing the Rudd government's home insulation scheme overlooked the known dangers of foil, a royal commission was told. The royal commission into the Rudd government's home ...

Around 30% of the heat lost from your home occurs through your roof. Another 25%, give or take, is also lost through your walls. Another 10-20% is lost through floors. For this reason, having a decent ...

It is easy to insulate walls, ceilings and floors when you know a few simple tricks. Although there are several choices, we like fiberglass insulation best. It is lightweight, inexpensive, relatively ...

INSULATION installers Power Results is standing by the safety standards of the foil insulation it has put into hundreds of homes across the Valley. Jo Doran, the general manager of Power Results based ...

The Federal Government has announced that the owners of 50,000 homes fitted with foil insulation will have the choice to have it removed or have a safety switch installed. For 150,000 homes that had ...

TRAINER of man who was electrocuted while installing insulation tells inquest the risk of retro-fitting houses with foil insulation was "too great". Phillip Smith, chief executive of Australian ...