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Old 08-16-10, 05:21 PM   #108
TimJFowler
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... I'll probably use recycled loose fill insulation {like the stuff that gets blown in with the machines you can borrow from the Big Box home improvement stores} for the ceiling/floor area between upstairs and downstairs.
Make sure that if you use blow-in cellulose insulation that it is "Borate-only" and doesn't use sulfates. If sulfate-treated cellulose insulation gets wet (roof leak, etc.) those sulfates become sulfuric acid which will corrode metals, especially copper. I bring it up because our local big-box hardware stores only sell sulfate-treated cellulose insulation.

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The barn will be off grid if AEC doesn't allow me to grid-tie my solar array. I'd run it guerrilla style for a while, but my wife was displeased with my cheating and I had to turn it off. We're still at odds with them, and I'll continue going to the meetings and trying to convince them to join the 21st century.
Good luck with that also!
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