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[SJC <indexer AT localnet.com>]

Gene GeRue wrote:
> 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.
Maybe check and see what they use for mixing with the densepacked 
cellulose for fire-retardant.  I'd mix boric acid powder right in with 
it, I think, for bug repellent, because caulking won't keep out borers, 
then you've got bug highways. :-(

I'm still not sure you'd be better off than the densepacked 
cellulose....and I'm just about the tightest, most-stubbornly-committed 
to using what I already have person I know.....

SJ