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Old 11-15-11, 06:24 PM   #1
orange
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Default Thermal break with saw cuts through stud

I realized today that I could get my skilsaw into most of my wall cavities and cut a slot in each stud.

Even better would have been a plunge cut before framing.

I'm not sure if the gap needs to be very large but I bet if I can get a strip of 1/2" foam in there I'm good. To make a bigger gap I could drill a hole top and bottom, cut two slots on either side of that hole and cut out the waste with the jigsaw.

I saw this as a sound control measure in an old carpentry textbook. Double your utility with the slot method.

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