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Deter Pests and Use Less Pesticide With Good Home Maintenance
Attics and Crawl Spaces Attics and crawl spaces are built with vents to reduce moisture build-up. It is important to keep these vents to the outside open and operating, especially in humid ... pipes enter the house are not properly sealed. Insects like roaches and termites are attracted to the dampness and can crawl right up the pipes. Make sure the entry points are ...
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Ducts and Vents
Minimum requirements call for R-4.2 insulation around ducts located in attics and crawl spaces, but the Energy Commission suggests that insulating to a factor of R-8 or higher to significantly increase comfort and energy savings. Since ...
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Carpenter Ants
Remove logs, stumps, and waste wood near and under your house.(3) Make sure crawl spaces and attics are well-ventilated.(5) The wooden parts of porches and decks should not be in contact with the ground. Use concrete pier blocks underneath them.(5) Make sure that window sills and ...
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Terms Beginning With "U" | Terms of Environment | US EPA
Urea-Formaldehyde Foam Insulation: A material once used to conserve energy by sealing crawl spaces, attics, etc.; no longer used because emissions were found to be a health hazard. Use Cluster: A set of competing chemicals, processes, and ...
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Radon: Environmental Health in Minnesota
Radon can enter a home through the floor and walls -- anywhere there is an opening between the home and the soil. Examples of such openings include dirt floor crawl spaces, unsealed sumps, cracks in slab-on-grade floors, utility penetrations, and the tiny pore spaces in concrete block ...
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Mold Remediation - NIKRO INDUSTRIES
Vacuums Insulation Removal Vacuums Air Scrubbers / Negative Air Machines Smoke, Dust and Fumes Extraction Online Spec Sheets NIKRO Clients Material Safety Data Sheets ... and easy. These powerful vacuums are designed for fast efficient removal or fire, smoke and water damage insulation from attics, sidewalls and crawl spaces. Wet or dry blown-in insulation and plaster chips, can be vacuumed and ...
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Potential Environmental Health Hazards When Returning to Homes and Businesses | Response to 2005 Hurricanes | US EPA
Opening doors and windows or using fans will not prevent CO buildup in the home. Have vents and chimneys ...
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Rodent-proof construction and exclusion methods
... and behind objects); and screwdrivers and other small hand tools to remove interior and exterior vent grills, appliance base plates, and service doors to attics, crawl spaces, and ...
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Information from NAIMA's Building Insulation Committee
Fiber Glass and Rock and Slag Wool loose-fill insulation Fiber glass and rock and ... for attics and outside walls. Insulation should also be installed in other areas of your home such as ceilings with unheated spaces, basement walls, floors above vented crawl spaces, ...
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With Crude Oil And Natural Gas Prices At Record-Highs, Heating America’s Homes Will Cost Even More This Winter
(DOE). This not only includes insulation in attics and outside walls, but also in basement walls, floors above vented crawl spaces, cathedral ceilings and floors over unheated garages or porches. Some ... to promote energy efficiency and environmental preservation through the use of fiber glass, rock wool, and slag wool insulation, and to encourage the safe production and use of these materials. ...
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