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blowing insulation into side walls
Anyone have experience in blowing insulation into sidewalls? Any advice
appreciated. Siding is aluminum over fiber board lap siding over 5/8" fiber board sheeting. Thanks, Walt Conner |
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blowing insulation into side walls
"Walt Conner" wrote in
link.net: Anyone have experience in blowing insulation into sidewalls? Any advice appreciated. Siding is aluminum over fiber board lap siding over 5/8" fiber board sheeting. Thanks, Walt Conner Sounds like "an inside job". The aluminum really can't be patched if you try to gain access from the outside. What is the inside wall material? (Drywall, Lathe & Plaster...) NJBrad |
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"Brad Bruce" wrote in message 6... "Walt Conner" wrote in link.net: Anyone have experience in blowing insulation into sidewalls? Any advice appreciated. Siding is aluminum over fiber board lap siding over 5/8" fiber board sheeting. Thanks, Walt Conner Sounds like "an inside job". The aluminum really can't be patched if you try to gain access from the outside. What is the inside wall material? (Drywall, Lathe & Plaster...) NJBrad A further question - how are firestops within the wall dealt with? Joe Arnold |
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"What is the inside wall material? (Drywall, Lathe & Plaster...)"
Plaster, just painted and new carpet. No joy here, will have to settle for plugs. "A further question - how are firestops within the wall dealt with?" I don't THNK these houses have firstops. (our son's) Walt Conner |
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Whereas On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 03:31:31 GMT, "Walt Conner"
scribbled: , I thus relpy: "What is the inside wall material? (Drywall, Lathe & Plaster...)" Plaster, just painted and new carpet. No joy here, will have to settle for plugs. "A further question - how are firestops within the wall dealt with?" I don't THNK these houses have firstops. (our son's) Walt Conner If it is old enough to not have insulation, you probably have a ballon framed house, which will have no firestops. -- Gary J. Tait . Email is at yahoo.com ; ID:classicsat |
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"Gary Tait" wrote : If it is old enough to not have insulation, you probably have a ballon framed house, which will have no firestops. -- Gary J. Tait . Email is at yahoo.com ; ID:classicsat BUT - how are firestops dealt with IF they are present? Joe Arnold |
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According to PhotoMan :
"Gary Tait" wrote : If it is old enough to not have insulation, you probably have a ballon framed house, which will have no firestops. BUT - how are firestops dealt with IF they are present? Joe Arnold Another row of holes. Or you figure out whether you can remove&replace siding. -- Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
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blowing insulation into side walls
Thanks to all for responses. If it were mine, I would remove siding, blow
in insulation, re-install siding. House belongs to son and he has other ideas. Walt Conner Or you figure out whether you can remove&replace siding. |
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