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Old 12-13-13, 09:20 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by ecomodded View Post
I guess i could afford it not really a big ticket item haha but i am frugal.
(nice word for cheap)
If i had to i would buy it.
No need to explain. As a species, we are marching to oblivion and leaving mountains of trash in our wake.

Even smart corporations find clever ways to turn their wasted material into profits.

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It seems so right to use materials that otherwise would get thrown away. I will see what i can scrounge, I thought about using cheap blue laminate flooring insulation i can get from a recycler for a few bucks for a 4x100 ft . I could tape it together with tuct tape make multi layers and staple it over the frame of the two large back windows, as I never open them up or draw the curtains with.
I'm not familiar with this material, but use it if you think it will work.

Dry corrugated cardboard makes a wonderful insulation. If you can put it together in layers that don't leak air, you'd really have something.

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Its ridiculous really to have such a big 5ft x 6ft window in the bedrooms...
You really got that one right... you have a 30 square foot thermal hole in the wall, since a single layer of glass is R-1. And you spend your nights there, so view is of no value to you... horrible design.

Block it up, fill it up,

-AC
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