Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-07-13, 03:47 PM
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How has this all been performing Daox? We are...
How has this all been performing Daox? We are just about through the depths of winter now.
I recently did a house that involved replacing all of the windows with Serious (ly expensive) windows. We...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-11-12, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-11-12, 03:58 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-11-12, 07:57 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-31-12, 08:35 PM
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One more point. If your install guy hasn't done...
One more point. If your install guy hasn't done this before (and if so you should just do it yourself) remember that the feel should be "mattress firm". If it's hard (like an aged futon or so) you...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-31-12, 01:52 PM
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Don't worry about it at all. Just net over it...
Don't worry about it at all. Just net over it really tight and cut it open once blowing is done. The only place that gets face stapled is right next to the boxes. You can't staple to the side of the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-31-12, 03:58 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 07:05 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 04:47 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 04:18 PM
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You hang it with a T50 stapler making sure to...
You hang it with a T50 stapler making sure to stretch it tight and flat. Then you side staple to the studs with an air stapler. It's like a machine gun and can blow through thousands of staples an...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 03:54 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 03:34 PM
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Are you set on this contractor? It is standard...
Are you set on this contractor? It is standard practice to blow behind netting. That's the SOLE purpose of Insulweb. Net and blow is the default method for new construction simply because you can see...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 03:11 PM
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I don't know why myself but it is a good...
I don't know why myself but it is a good question. It's for use on walls.
Is there a particular reason why you are not blowing behind netting? It's clear as day that when you blow behind netting...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-30-12, 12:20 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-22-12, 03:21 PM
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Daox, what made you decide on 10" as opposed to...
Daox, what made you decide on 10" as opposed to 12"? The reason so many people use 12" walls is that it seems to be a good break even point for wall vs. window R value. Much more doesn't accomplish a...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-22-12, 10:26 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-20-12, 08:27 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 09:54 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 05:17 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 05:06 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 01:57 PM
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You'd be better than fine!
But the dew point...
You'd be better than fine!
But the dew point exercise is still very valid. There is a method of building called REMOTE or PERSIST which entails building a house, warping it in ice & water and then...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 01:47 PM
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Views: 169,910
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 01:33 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 01:30 PM
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Just make sure you have at least 60% of your R...
Just make sure you have at least 60% of your R value in the foam on the outside. Calculating where the dew point will be can be tricky. I don't have the statistics on the top of my head but as you...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-12, 12:51 PM
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Views: 169,910
You don't want to fill earth over it. It's...
You don't want to fill earth over it. It's usually what people use for this kind of outsulating. The foil faced sort can be taped with foil duct tape and provides a fantastic water barrier. When I do...
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