House wall insulation? help!
It's my first day.
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From: Grafton, WI.
Originally posted by EliteAccord
Ain't there the foam type installation where it is sprayed into your wall but when it dries its like styrafoam?
Ain't there the foam type installation where it is sprayed into your wall but when it dries its like styrafoam?
Originally posted by lil_1_2002
yea something like that but i cannot find shit about it online or somewhere close to me, i'm gonna start callin places tomorrow from the yellow pages.
yea something like that but i cannot find shit about it online or somewhere close to me, i'm gonna start callin places tomorrow from the yellow pages.
its called "great stuff"
It's my first day.
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From: Grafton, WI.
[09:31] ABRN s k i e s: lemme ask you, a friend wants to insulate his exterior walls with out ripping down the sheet rock
[09:32] ABRN s k i e s: could he put holes in his top plate and spray cellulose down there?
[09:32] ABRN s k i e s: or is there a better way?
[09:32] Dad: pretty hard to get to the top plate
[09:33] ABRN s k i e s: whats the easiest thing to do without tearing up his drywall?
[09:33] Dad: aint
[09:33] Dad: take off a pice of siding?
[09:33] ABRN s k i e s: yeah, i thought about that too
[09:33] Dad: ive blown in from inside, and from outside, aint nutin easy
[09:34] ABRN s k i e s: what about great stuff?
[09:34] Dad: NO
[09:34] ABRN s k i e s: why?
[09:34] Dad: would cost a ****in fortune
[09:34] ABRN s k i e s: thought so
[09:34] Dad: and its a terrible mess
[09:34] Dad: and it expands and expands to the point of blowing the wall apart
[09:35] Dad: blow in fibre glass
[09:35] Dad: cheap, works
[09:35] ABRN s k i e s: but he would still have to cut a hole in something
[09:35] ABRN s k i e s: every 16"
[09:35] Dad: most lumber yards let you use machine for free if you buy the crap from em
[09:35] ABRN s k i e s: and then repair it
[09:35] Dad: and over and under every window and door
[09:36] Dad: what kinda siding?
[09:36] ABRN s k i e s: im not sure, im going to ask him
[09:36] ABRN s k i e s: cuz vinyl or al would make it pretty easy
[09:36] Dad: if its vinyl it is a piece of cake
[09:37] ABRN s k i e s: yah
[09:32] ABRN s k i e s: could he put holes in his top plate and spray cellulose down there?
[09:32] ABRN s k i e s: or is there a better way?
[09:32] Dad: pretty hard to get to the top plate
[09:33] ABRN s k i e s: whats the easiest thing to do without tearing up his drywall?
[09:33] Dad: aint
[09:33] Dad: take off a pice of siding?
[09:33] ABRN s k i e s: yeah, i thought about that too
[09:33] Dad: ive blown in from inside, and from outside, aint nutin easy
[09:34] ABRN s k i e s: what about great stuff?
[09:34] Dad: NO
[09:34] ABRN s k i e s: why?
[09:34] Dad: would cost a ****in fortune
[09:34] ABRN s k i e s: thought so
[09:34] Dad: and its a terrible mess
[09:34] Dad: and it expands and expands to the point of blowing the wall apart
[09:35] Dad: blow in fibre glass
[09:35] Dad: cheap, works
[09:35] ABRN s k i e s: but he would still have to cut a hole in something
[09:35] ABRN s k i e s: every 16"
[09:35] Dad: most lumber yards let you use machine for free if you buy the crap from em
[09:35] ABRN s k i e s: and then repair it
[09:35] Dad: and over and under every window and door
[09:36] Dad: what kinda siding?
[09:36] ABRN s k i e s: im not sure, im going to ask him
[09:36] ABRN s k i e s: cuz vinyl or al would make it pretty easy
[09:36] Dad: if its vinyl it is a piece of cake
[09:37] ABRN s k i e s: yah
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From: cali, bay area
called a couple places today, got 1 quote for 350...not too bad, take em 1 hour and they make a small hole every 16" about the size of a quarter and patch it up....good times. i'll call a few more.
