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Mayhewdrive
| | Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 11:10 pm: |     |
We've got a 70 year old colonial that always seems to be cold PLUS our heating bill has been through the roof (pun intended).
I was thinking that having blown-in insulation installed in the exterior walls may help.
Has anyone done this & can share their experiences?
Also, I contact "Blown In Insulation Co." and got an estimate from them. Does anyone have any experience with them?
THANKS!! |
Ffof
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 8:41 am: | |
Mayhew- We've been in our house (75 year old colonial!) about 5 years, and the people before us blew insulation in. I think it has definitely been effective. Our heating bills increased this year (due to higher prices), but our bill was the same in Feb as a friend of mine who's in a 3-bdrm (no attic) colonial. Our's has stairs that continue openly to the 3rd floor with two finished bedrooms. We don't have the heat turned on up there because it stays perfectly comfortable with the heat from downstairs rising. The only explanation would be the insulation! Unfortunately, I don't know the company that did ours so i have no recommendations. Good luck! |
Us2innj
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 8:59 am: | |
We had our one story family room insulated with blown insulation about 3 years ago. They did the roof, which they accessed through a wall in the upstairs bedroom, and then made exterior holes after removing the shingles. This seems to have worked for us, since most of the heat was warming the behinds of birds. We used Jerry from Lakeland Insulation. 267-2460 |
Tracks
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 10:00 am: | |
We did the blown-in insulation. I thought it was a waste. We had them come back twice and still no difference. We also put in new windows a xouple of years later and that made a much bigger difference. I have heard that inuslating the roof makes a big difference.
Do you have a room over a garage? if yes, you should insulate the garage too. |
Dave
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 10:08 am: | |
I saw a 60 minutes report on the industry, which they displayed as filled with fraud (not saying anyone mentioned here fits that description). There's a ratio of insulation per square foot at a certain depth that is required for it to be effective. Make certain measurements of the area are accurate and get a detailed report of the amount of insullation used (no. of bags, I think). |
Jfb
| | Posted on Monday, March 19, 2001 - 1:01 pm: | |
If you use blown in insulation you may have problems with moisture buildup in the walls. Over time that can promote rot.
You should first insulate attic spaces and then make sure your windows are tight: no air coming in. |
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