Comments on: Green Curmudgeons, Architects, and Outlawing Batt Insulation

By: Bob Sherwood

Bob Sherwood — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:19:36 +0000

Wood beams need to be kept
Wood beams need to be kept dry and allowed to breathe - so is it wise to cover them in whole or part with spray foam? And doesn't it knock your estimated house values sideways with the fears surrounding it's use.

As for batts a 50mm / 2" fibreglass roll laid along the beams/ or the rafter channels is just has good (all the rest is just hot air talk / or to get technical see the laws on diminishing insulation returns) and what about weight per sq-metre of insulation tests.

The spokesperson the insulation trade does not need is Bud Abbot of Lou Costello and Bud Abbot fame speaking about trapped air acting as a wonderful insulant, and little Lou butts in too state: "If you can't trap air in a sunken submarine - then how on earth do you expect to do it in a house, using that stuff," (boom,boom)

By: Home Insulation Company

Home Insulation Company — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:52:20 +0000

For me spray foam is always
For me spray foam is always the best way to go. It is more efficient anyway, simply because you can reach places that would otherwise have had sub-par insulation using other methods.

By: Ralph Charbonneau

Ralph Charbonneau — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:38:12 +0000

I work installing cellulose
I work installing cellulose insulation dense pac into walls & cellings--use foam just in to rim joist--cellulose is the "Greenest of the Green"

R/C Wisconsin

By: Keith J Symon

Keith J Symon — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:05:09 +0000

It is not all the installer's
It is not all the installer's fault. One of our best insulation subs told me a few years ago they had stopped installing bats ~ because the contractors were refusing to pay the cost of a proper installation and were finding someone else to do it their way!!
I convinced the sub I expected the best and they did it for me.

By: Steve Byers

Steve Byers — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:02:38 +0000

I'm a bit concerned about the
I'm a bit concerned about the cruelty to the mineral sheep. :)

By: tom batkin

tom batkin — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:22:57 +0000

very healthy debate,
very healthy debate, insulating your home will make a big difference in your energy consumption and reflect in reducing home energy bills. Regardless of the type of insulation, if it is installed correctly and used in conjunction with other energy efficient products you also reduce your carbon foot print by reducing your energy consumption

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 02:53:47 +0000

Healthy debate, I'd like to
Healthy debate, I'd like to think the customer gets the correct insulation regardless of what it is.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:16:31 +0000

higher density & no
higher density & no paper facing..works for me!

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:57:54 +0000

Next house I build will be
Next house I build will be spray foamed, I've seen the results. HUGE difference !!

By: David Butler

David Butler — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:00:27 +0000

As Allison noted, floors are
As Allison noted, floors are a real challenge with fiberglass batts. Mineral wool seem to be a better option. Is mineral wool cost competitive with "fg done right" (assuming that's even possible for floors) when you factor in labor and all?