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Default Leaves for insulation

On Nov 9, 6:38*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
A friend of mine asked if it's practical to use bagged leaves as insulation.
Under a trailer "mobile home". My first thought is that the leaves will
decompose, and make a mess. He says to catch them when the leaves are fairly
dry.

Anyone tried this?

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Can you say serious fire hazard? Decomposition generally requires
moisture and they are not going to get much moisture under the
trailer. Instead they will dry out even more and become a real fire
hazard.