tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post1807176732396397497..comments2023-05-31T08:13:57.522-06:00Comments on The Ultimate Answer to Kings: A funny thing happened on the way back from pizza.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-89522796146771356642009-09-29T09:11:18.870-06:002009-09-29T09:11:18.870-06:00Don't roll it up too tight.
Cut it into smalle...Don't roll it up too tight.<br />Cut it into smaller pieces [12" X 12"] with a machete and a log then stuff the spaces between the studs as you put up the interior vapor barrier material. [recycled visquine (sp?)or heavy construction plastic stapled to the studs]<br />You do want to "completely fill the space BUT you also want a little air space as the air spaces [no matter how tiny] are the best insulation. [they should also breathe so that any water that leaks into the insulation can evaporate without spoiling, rotting or molding your "insulation". Trust me, you really don't want mold growing <b>in</b> your walls.]<br /><br />I used old cardboard and recycled plastic in a house in Northernmost Idaho. Couldn't do the interior of the roof for lack of tools (ladder) to reach it but the walls and interior ceiling did hold out most of the cold. <br />Me the ex-wife and two child-rens as well as two dogs did survive for two years in that house so I'll always think it helped.<br />{shrug}<br /><br />What's that old old saying ? "Insulation you cut and stuff yourself warms you twice." ?<br />Something like that ...<br />Kind of like "Digging a ditch in the desert sucks .... the water downhill to your Lair in winter without freezing."<br />I'm sure I've heard that someplace before ....<br /><br />Good Score on the "nearly-free insulation".CaptGoochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056045142629197366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-86271945549588270372009-09-26T21:41:48.769-06:002009-09-26T21:41:48.769-06:00Wait, wait!! I wear 26x36!! You can never find th...Wait, wait!! I wear 26x36!! You can never find that stuff!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com