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Sealing wood paneling
My house has a finished attic. I can tell it was done by a DIY previous
owner. The walls are comprised of wood paneling over the studs with fiberglass insulation behind them. This winter, the attic has been fairly cold. Also, after a windy day the attic smells like the cellulose insulation that is in the unfinished part of the attic (as well as underneath the finished part, I'm assuming). It appears that there are some substantial gaps at many places in the paneling. Is it worth it for me to go around with caulk and try to seal all of the gaps, or is trying to seal wood paneling not even worth attempting? I'd love to replace all of the paneling with drywall, but time and wife will not agree to that any time soon. I'm in Michigan, so I'd like to make the attic more comfortable in the winter. Thanks in advance. -Chris Snyder |
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Chris Snyder wrote:
My house has a finished attic. I can tell it was done by a DIY previous owner. The walls are comprised of wood paneling over the studs with fiberglass insulation behind them. This winter, the attic has been fairly cold. Also, after a windy day the attic smells like the cellulose insulation that is in the unfinished part of the attic (as well as underneath the finished part, I'm assuming). It appears that there are some substantial gaps at many places in the paneling. Is it worth it for me to go around with caulk and try to seal all of the gaps, or is trying to seal wood paneling not even worth attempting? I'd love to replace all of the paneling with drywall, but time and wife will not agree to that any time soon. I'm in Michigan, so I'd like to make the attic more comfortable in the winter. Thanks in advance. -Chris Snyder Well, if wife & time will allow, you -could- try just putting up plastic sheeting or tape over the cracks where air infiltrates. Try to use removable tape, NOT duct tape or masking tape! It'll only get rid of the drafts, but that's a big part of feeling comfortable in a room. Pop` |
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Chris Snyder wrote: My house has a finished attic. I can tell it was done by a DIY previous owner. The walls are comprised of wood paneling over the studs with fiberglass insulation behind them. This winter, the attic has been fairly cold. Also, after a windy day the attic smells like the cellulose insulation that is in the unfinished part of the attic (as well as underneath the finished part, I'm assuming). It appears that there are some substantial gaps at many places in the paneling. Is it worth it for me to go around with caulk and try to seal all of the gaps, or is trying to seal wood paneling not even worth attempting? I'd love to replace all of the paneling with drywall, but time and wife will not agree to that any time soon. I'm in Michigan, so I'd like to make the attic more comfortable in the winter. Thanks in advance. -Chris Snyder Games I like to play! a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Multiplayer Online Games/a a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Unification Wars/a - a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/Massive Multiplayer Online Games/abra href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Galactic Conquest/a - a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/Strategy Games/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htmRunescape/abra href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htmKings of chaos/abr |
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