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Matius
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Insulating a house??
#26293860 - 11/02/19 10:24 AM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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I guess I will just cut my insulation, put it in, then conver with dry wall? I never did anything like it before. Is there any way to get more bang for your project and time? How can a make it warmest?
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alaskappalachian
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Re: Insulating a house?? [Re: Matius] 1
#26294065 - 11/02/19 12:06 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Bur an insulation with a better r rating. I say this, but the house I'm building here in Alaska, I used R13 becasue it's what I could afford. Since insulation is your sole focus, I'll advise you to buy something better. Get r19, and install it correctly. While you have everything torn out, it can also help (especially in a n older house) to seal where the sheathing meets the studs. I did that becasue my siding is my sheathing (beaded composite paneling faced with weatherproof coating), but I've done it to other people's homes becasue it also helps prevent vapors from getting in and growing mold in yor walls. You can also install thicker drywall. That won't be of much consequence though, but I like it becasue it adds a teeny bit of rigidity to your structure to use thicker (any panel joining studs basically). Also- inspect your wiring while you have your drywall out. Inspect for mold. Look for bug damage. It's well worth the extra time.
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alaskappalachian
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Buy faced insulation btw. It has paper with exposed strips along both edges that allow you to staple it to the studs. You'll need a T50 stapler (get the hammer-tyoe (you'll see what I'm talking about). Staple size is irrelevant as long as you get the right crown width (any T50 staple will fit fine). You can test for drafts you can't feel by using smoke. Incense, a cigarette/joint. Whatever. Also... when you drywall... plan ahead when you're re-fitting your sheets. If you start/stop in a dissimilar way to how it was done originally, you might find yourself without material to grab the edge of your sheet. Have several 8' 2x4s around to tag on here and there as you will need them. I only say this in a practical sense, but since you haven't done this before, you'll mess up and need some studs. That brings me to getting your drywall square. Older houses aren't always totally level. Dry fit sheets the best you can before you start with the drywall screw action. Slow and steady will save you money and (much more importantly)- time. Best of luck.
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alaskappalachian
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Adterthought: inspect your attic/crawlspace to ensure it is insulated edge to edge properly and that the material isn't some old, degraded fill. If you lose all your heat through the roof, you'll be wasting money. If you find you have sections between the rafters that are bare or thin, just lay down sections from your bales in between them like you would the studs of a wall. No need to staple anything. While you're up there, inspect vents, wiring, and for pest damage.
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Matius
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Thank you for that sir!!
I will definitely do that you said.
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Jarhead3521
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Re: Insulating a house?? [Re: Matius]
#26341273 - 11/23/19 09:23 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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How much are you reinsulating? Or are you starting from scratch? Manual J load calculation is going to be paramount to your HVAC operating properly as far as humidity control and operations are concerned. Too much tonnage of a unit for new insulated rating, your unit is going to short cycle and won’t remove the humidity from the conditioned spaces(cools down really quick to setpoint, space comes back up and it cools down quickly, never running long enough to remove the moisture from the air.
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