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The ongoing adventures of insulating a 273 year old stone wind tunnel

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by BrowningBAR, Sep 30, 2014.

  1. Stinny

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    I bet it does... :popcorn:
     
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    You will have to post pics when you are done. I bet it looks great!
     
  3. BrowningBAR

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    Right now, it just looks messy and we have dust everywhere. But we did the same thing to the dining room from the chair rail down and it is the tits!
     
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    I agree.:yes:

    I had the energy audit done with the house pressurization. It was very informative. Surprisng enough the biggest loss of heat in a house is not from doors/windows but from direct air infiltration directly into the house. This causes turnover which must be made up by the heating system whatever that may be. The area this comes from in a conventional house is the box sills where the walls attach to the foundation and the tops of stud walls going into the attic. Any penetrations to the ceiling such as electrical boxes are bad, recessed lighting fixtures are the worst unless they have been boxed and sealed.
     
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