Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-26-13, 09:08 AM
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Energy use update
My January electric bill confirms this, Daox, I think. We paid about $52 less this January than last. What changed in the interim? I did more air sealing, which was REALLY bad in this old,...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-24-12, 11:11 PM
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I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace,...
I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace, actually. But thanks. Sounds like you are hunkered down for the season. It'll pay off to put your "sweat equity" ("chill equity"?) into the project. I have...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-24-12, 11:13 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-04-12, 10:52 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-31-12, 07:12 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-28-12, 12:03 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-14-12, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 35
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Thanks! It is wood siding. There are videos...
Thanks! It is wood siding. There are videos online that show people installing blown-in insulation by removing siding and then cutting a hole, so I was surprised that he wouldn't do that but would...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-14-12, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 35
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Having completed some roof work to stop some...
Having completed some roof work to stop some leaks, I contracted with a person for the dense-pack blown dry-cellulose insulation into my walls. Though they show up Thursday, I have concerns. The...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-28-12, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,252
I'll look into it further. For the walls, I'm...
I'll look into it further. For the walls, I'm going with dense-pack cellulose (done by a contractor, at your recommendation and because I cannot get an adequate blower here). For the tiny attic...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-27-12, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-25-12, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,252
Subfloor insulation order needs comment
The spacing between the subfloor supports is 14" wide by 5.5" deep. In local stores I can buy R-13 faced 15" x 3.5" today in good quantity and get started. I can also probably order Owens Corning...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-21-12, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-20-12, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,252
Choosing blower for dense pack cellulose
Does anyone know if the intec force 1 blower is good enough for dense packing cellulose. The specs page indicates 3.0lbs psi, which I have read on here is too little pressure for true dense pack....
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-10-12, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,252
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-09-12, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,252
But some of the old house preservationists are...
But some of the old house preservationists are concerned about moisture and about the blown insulation eventually bunching-up near the bottom of the wall voids it fills. They say that without the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-08-12, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 35
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