Harvey
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that mole hair stuff in the walls.
Rock wool?
that mole hair stuff in the walls.
I think so. Not exactly sure what they called itRock wool?
i went 100% spray foam. Walls and ceilings. My home was existing construction, so to meet the recommended R value, I needed to use spray foam. I also don't have working soffits, so no air flow is happening in the attic. In your case they will put some baffles on the plywood and spray around them. This will let air flow through your soffits. I think the concerns raised here has to do with your living space. With spray foam in the walls and new windows, your house may not breath properly. I would ask the spray foam company if this is an issue or not. As far as your wife surviving in the middle on nowhere, if the house is toasty, you stand a fighting chance. Spray foam and Runtal radiators was one of the smartest things I have ever done.@sig
Did you go 100% foam or just the ceilings?
How does the foam company allow air flow?
Can you tell when you "need air?"
i went 100% spray foam. Walls and ceilings. My home was existing construction, so to meet the recommended R value, I needed to use spray foam. I also don't have working soffits, so no air flow is happening in the attic. In your case they will put some baffles on the plywood and spray around them. This will let air flow through your soffits. I think the concerns raised here has to do with your living space. With spray foam in the walls and new windows, your house may not breath properly. I would ask the spray foam company if this is an issue or not. As far as your wife surviving in the middle on nowhere, if the house is toasty, you stand a fighting chance. Spray foam and Runtal radiators was one of the smartest things I have ever done.
As far as your wife surviving in the middle on nowhere, if the house is toasty, you stand a fighting chance.
Rock wool: I may do the same. Does it have backing? Is it loose or solid? Do you have a pic of the install?I think so. Not exactly sure what they called it
i went 100% spray foam. Walls and ceilings. My home was existing construction, so to meet the recommended R value, I needed to use spray foam. I also don't have working soffits, so no air flow is happening in the attic. In your case they will put some baffles on the plywood and spray around them. This will let air flow through your soffits. I think the concerns raised here has to do with your living space. With spray foam in the walls and new windows, your house may not breath properly. I would ask the spray foam company if this is an issue or not.
How come you are making decisions about insulation now?We do have the soffit channels.
The foam is required in the ceiling, based on everything you've said, I'm thinking rockwool for the walls.
But I will ask too.