Jonathan
2-1-11, 12:54pm
Kind of an odd question, but one I'm considering now rather than later when it's urgent.
My house was built 1959 and renovated sometime in the mid 70's. The contractor who did the 1970s work ripped off the former owners and put in fiberglass insulation 1 inch thick (no, that's not a typo - 1 inch - in Minnesota)! :devil: The walls are 2x4 with ducts and pipes in some of the exterior walls.
As you can imagine, my heat bills are enormous. I am considering some kind of blown-in insulation from the outside; DW has informed me the inside walls will remain as-is.>8)
So, if you've done a similar project, what materials did you use for the insulation, why, and what would you do over?
Note: I am not interested in siding issues. The existing siding has to be torn off and replaced, so I can reasonably tell the contractor doing the insulation not to worry about the siding. I'm planning on replacing the siding after the insulation is in, which comes after the wiring is redone in a few spots, which comes after.... :0!
My house was built 1959 and renovated sometime in the mid 70's. The contractor who did the 1970s work ripped off the former owners and put in fiberglass insulation 1 inch thick (no, that's not a typo - 1 inch - in Minnesota)! :devil: The walls are 2x4 with ducts and pipes in some of the exterior walls.
As you can imagine, my heat bills are enormous. I am considering some kind of blown-in insulation from the outside; DW has informed me the inside walls will remain as-is.>8)
So, if you've done a similar project, what materials did you use for the insulation, why, and what would you do over?
Note: I am not interested in siding issues. The existing siding has to be torn off and replaced, so I can reasonably tell the contractor doing the insulation not to worry about the siding. I'm planning on replacing the siding after the insulation is in, which comes after the wiring is redone in a few spots, which comes after.... :0!