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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:

> I've mentioned the book by Rex Roberts: "Your Engineered House",
> written in the late 50's or early 60's (and later revised by Charlie
> Wing).  Rex believed in bookshelves below most windows.  His reasons
> were: love of reading, the books themselves, and their insulation
> properties.  (His not-so-good insulation method was a single layer of
> aluminized building paper in all outside walls.  the gas heat he used
> was quite cheap back then, apparently.

I am pondering homemade insulation. Sawdust is abundant and cheap. It  
would seem good if it were very dry and if it were contained within a  
fire-resistant wall structure. Would also need tight vapor barrier to  
keep it dry and perfect caulking to keep bugs out.