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[Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net>]

On Aug 3, 2008, at 2:19 PM, Gene GeRue wrote:

> On Aug 3, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Roy Morgan wrote:
>
> > On insulation: what's the current "technology" in insulation?
> How much money are you willing to spend?

Gene,

Oh, maybe $0.25 a square foot.  HAH!

> There are some super  insulation products, mostly foam,

That makes sense.  I'll look into it.  (Why, I even understand the  
basic concept of "R" value!)

> .. Ease of entry into the existing walls
> and attic space might suggest one type over another.

That may be the good news here.  There are two wings on the back of  
our "new" house.  One is basically a long rectangle with a BIG stone  
fireplace smack in the middle. Someone ran a wall side to side at the  
center of the fireplace and put in ceilings in both resulting rooms.   
The wall supports nothing.  The ceiling rafters only support the  
ceiling. Above the ceiling at the eve are a couple of windows that now  
do nothing for people.

If  (when!) we took out the wall and the ceilings, we'd have a fine,  
big, room with roof-shaped ceiling and a nice big stone fireplace in  
the middle.  The roof rafters are 3-1/2 by 4 inch timbers.  There, and  
in the walls, is where the insulation will need to go.  After we put  
in lots more windows.

> It may well already be too late in the year to consider opening the  
> walls.

This is likely not a this-year project.  Yes, it's August now, and  
first frost in The Finger Lakes might be surprisingly soon!

> Fine Homebuilding magazine recently did a feature piece on insulation
> comparisons.

I've enjoyed Find Woodworking, and find that the Homebuilding one is  
just as good.  I'll find that issue and at least copy the article.  A  
back issue order is a better idea.

Thanks for the good ideas.

Roy

Roy Morgan
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