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Can I add fiberglass insulation over rock wool in an attic?
We recently bought a 160-year-old farmhouse that has 2inches of rock wool between the joists in the attic. We would like to add fiberglass batts to increase the R-value. Can we simply lay the batts...
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Can you buy replacement straws for Great Stuff? If so, where?
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Rock wool or asbestos
I found what I hope is rock wool and not asbestos in my attic. I'd appreciate some feedback. I've attached a picture here but it's pretty small so you can see a better picture here:
 
Plywood attached to rafters to vent the soffit.
I'm looking to add insulation to my attic. It most places the insulation is only about 6 inches deep. There are soffit vents but now baffles. With the small amount of insulation blocking the vents is...
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