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1. [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:17:13 -0600; I've removed the lath and plaster from the outside wall of one of our rooms (shop content - the garage is 15 feet south of this room), in preparation for replacing the windows. This is an 1871 house; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00082.html (8,382 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Scott <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:30:31 -0500; I don't think you use "Great Stuff", but they do make DIY insulating foam kits to do just what you're suggesting. Looks like a large Freon tank and some hoses and a Tyvek suit. I might not understand; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00083.html (8,286 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:18:20 -0500; I would foam. Tiger Foam has a nice FAQ: http://tigerfoam.com/PDF-FILES/TF-FAQ.pdf I wouldn't use the cans except in small cracks and gaps like around the window, where a large cloud of spray foam mi; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00084.html (9,460 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:02:00 -0500 (EST); Ditto on the canned foam warning. In my very very modest experience and knowledge, I found out the hard way that the canned stuff over expands: I was fulling holes in the attic trying to keep bats ou; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00085.html (12,235 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:54:26 -0600; Canned foam also does not do well when put on thick. There was a TV show where they tried to use the foam to make a part using a mold where the material was several inches thick. The next day when th; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00086.html (8,823 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:07:20 -0500 (EST); Thusly spake Pat: "......there are two types of expanding foam in a can, the stuff you used, and a minimally expanding foam intended for around doors and windows so things don't get pushed out." Yea,; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00087.html (9,425 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:15:53 -0600; OK - I'll be careful about the canned foam over-expanding. I've seen low-expansion stuff in cans at Menards or somewhere, so I'll try for some of that. However, I tried some low-expansion latex foam; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00088.html (9,744 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:50:20 -0500 (EST); "One of my worries with directly foaming was whether I should leave some sort of ventilation space between the foam and the exterior sheathing to avoid moisture issues. " I believe one of the varieti; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00089.html (11,039 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:01:07 -0500; I think Great Stuff stopped selling the mega-expanding stuff years ago, because so many people were not following instructions and causing trouble with it. I've currently seen a "large gap filler" -; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00090.html (9,012 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:59 -0600; of Have you talked to a contractor? construction is still slow. You might get someone willing to do a small job. They use a two part system, so there's reason they can't do it. side, up house). don't; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00091.html (10,312 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] Remodeling insulation (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:59:15 -0600; I have been working my way around the basement replacing old fiberglass insulation with new fiberglass insulation and filling up voids that are less than two inches with GreatStuff foam. It usually e; /html/shop-talk/2012-02/msg00092.html (8,250 bytes)

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