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Can I drywall over fiberglass batts touching the roof decking in my attic?

We’ve been gutting the upstairs of our place and I'm finally getting around to the insulation part. We did spray foam o...

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ForgeBear

5 5mos ForgeBear

Is mineral wool worth the extra cost over fiberglass for an R60 attic?

I just finished gutting the old, nasty R11 fiberglass and those dated ceiling tiles from my 600 square foot place. Now...

3 5mos

Nic_Flint

3 5mos Nic_Flint

Has anyone else had an insulation contractor accidentally fall through their bedroom ceiling?

I was just sitting in the living room while the crew was finishing up swapping out all our old attic insulation when I...

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MossFinder_1968

3 5mos MossFinder_1968

What is this reddish wood-fiber insulation in my 1955 attic?

Just bought a house in the PNW and I’m finally getting around to checking out the attic. The insulation up there is def...

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cedar_nomad

3 5mos cedar_nomad

Should I add more blown-in or start insulating the attic rafters instead?

So my inspection report for this house in the Philly suburbs says I’ve got about 12 to 14 inches of that white blown-in...

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drift_spark

3 5mos drift_spark

Is it okay to put rigid foam board over Rockwool in a garage office?

I'm working on a garage-to-office conversion and I've already got the Rockwool batts tucked into the 2x4 framing. It fe...

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Ash_Copper_1981

3 5mos Ash_Copper_1981

Should I be worried about the pipe insulation at my workplace?

I've been walking past these massive horizontal pipes in the basement of my office building for months now, but I only...

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RavenBear

3 5mos RavenBear

Are butt joints okay for Rockwool when furring strips won't come off?

I've been wrestling with these furring strips in my century home attic and they are just not budging no matter how hard...

4 5mos

AnvilMike27

4 5mos AnvilMike27

Should my new open cell insulation look this messy and uneven?

Just got back to the house after having some spray foam put in the garage ceiling to help with the bedroom upstairs. Th...

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WalkerBasalt_1982

5 5mos WalkerBasalt_1982

Adding mineral wool over closed cell spray foam in my basement?

My basement setup has about an inch and a half of closed cell spray foam on the concrete right now, and the guys did a...

3 5mos

anvil_scout_1986

3 5mos anvil_scout_1986

Found this gray matted stuff under my 1910 apartment floorboards, is it insulation?

My cat was digging like a maniac at a crack between the floorboards and the wall today and eventually pulled out this g...

3 5mos

ember_nomad_1965

3 5mos ember_nomad_1965

Is skimping on window gap insulation going to bite me later?

We’re right in the middle of a total gut job on a 1956 house and just finished up with closed cell spray foam in the wa...

4 5mos

TorqueKeeper316

4 5mos TorqueKeeper316

Is leaving an air gap behind mineral wool on a basement stem wall okay?

I'm currently stripping back the old wood paneling on my basement pony wall and I'm staring at these exposed concrete s...

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frost_keeper

4 5mos frost_keeper

Attic insulation moved around for wiring—can I just rake it back?

I'm in the process of buying a house in eastern North Carolina built in 2014 and the attic insulation is kind of a mess...

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FrostMax70

3 5mos FrostMax70

Found a weird stone alcove in my basement, should I insulate it?

Just moved into this 1950s ranch and found a wierd stone cutout tucked away in the back of the basement. It’s got rough...

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ArrowFinder72

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