--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> 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.
>
Sawdust was the insulation used in ice houses. My granduncle told me about
harvesting ice and putting it in sawdust in the ice house, the foundation was
still there when I was a kid. They used the ice in a homemade ice box, and
of course ice cream freezers. My brother still has the ice box it was made
with tongue and grove beadboard and the inside was lined with sheet zinc.
I've wondered about saving Styrofoam maybe grinding into pellets and using
that for insulation?
Van Dell
Re: [Homestead] Things one could long for in the country
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