Forum: Conservation
12-15-12, 10:01 AM
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Forum: Conservation
12-15-12, 09:09 AM
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Forum: Conservation
12-14-12, 07:16 PM
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Welcome to the site fellow Ecorenovator!
Glad...
Welcome to the site fellow Ecorenovator!
Glad to have you on board.
If I am not mistaken the second boards you are talking about are joists which are close to the rim joist..... ? I have this in...
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Forum: Conservation
12-18-11, 08:53 PM
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Forum: Conservation
12-13-11, 04:31 AM
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Forum: Conservation
12-09-11, 11:29 PM
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Maybe 80% of the heat in the basement but...
Maybe 80% of the heat in the basement but certainly not for the whole house. Most of the HVAC guys I work with though do tell me that for the average house they work on about 10% of the heat loss is...
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Forum: Conservation
12-09-11, 04:58 PM
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Get the kind which is treated with borate...
Get the kind which is treated with borate specifically to prevent termite infestation and cap the boards with copper flashing so if they do get in there they can't get into the wooden parts of the...
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Forum: Conservation
12-09-11, 03:19 PM
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Forum: Conservation
12-08-11, 08:07 PM
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Forum: Conservation
12-08-11, 06:36 PM
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Forum: Conservation
12-07-11, 03:38 PM
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Bang.
Continuous insulation from the top of the...
Bang.
Continuous insulation from the top of the attic insulation to the slab broken only by plates and subfloor.Plates and subfloor are still a big issue but in a retrofit the odds are against you...
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-11, 05:33 PM
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-11, 05:07 PM
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This is the technique I usually use. It's much...
This is the technique I usually use. It's much cheaper and does the same thing. Don't bother holding it up. Just hammer a single finish nail in the middle of each bay and jam the piece of foam onto...
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-11, 01:20 PM
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-11, 11:59 AM
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Forum: Conservation
11-19-11, 10:58 AM
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I don't know what the kit costs. I have a...
I don't know what the kit costs. I have a contractors account so the prices are different. Just look at the price on the page and add $50 or so for shipping. The hot water idea isn't necessary. Just...
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Forum: Conservation
11-17-11, 05:30 AM
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Forum: Conservation
10-12-11, 05:50 PM
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This is all true in my experience. I have had...
This is all true in my experience. I have had great luck with heating them up for a day or so. The 600 board Ft. kit I used in my basement I heated for several days. That being said, I've had pretty...
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Forum: Conservation
10-12-11, 01:37 PM
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Forum: Conservation
10-11-11, 08:46 PM
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You just order a two part spray foam kit, then...
You just order a two part spray foam kit, then cut pieces of rigid insulation to within an inch or so of the size you your joist bays ( big long strips for the two sides of the house with no joist...
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