MarketPlace - Walls
Where we ended with attics, we start with walls!
One of the most common ways to solve the “already built wall” insulation installation is with blown-in insulation. It was the first example on the Walls page.
Watch lots of videos, decide how you want to do this, PREP like crazy and then, DO it!
Items you MIGHT need. Watch LOTS of videos (not just the one’s here), decide how you want to do this, PREP like crazy and then GO FOR IT!!
Remember! I’m not saying you have to have all of these things – just in case! For instance, if you are going to reuse the circles you’ve cut from the wall and reattach them with foam, then you might not need the wall repair kit.
Watch lots of videos, decide how you want to do this, PREP like crazy and then, DO it!
The second insulation shown on the Walls page was slow rise foam. I could not find any examples of slow rise foam at Home Depot, so these examples will be the actual websites themselves. And, they don’t realize they’re getting an advertisement for free! hahaha! BUT – it’s important for those of you who think this is your best bet!
I don’t know much about spray foam. I’ve seen the videos – bunches. If you think this is what you want, then, YOU need to go to these business’s sites and look at their videos!
Next up on Walls was the “tear off the drywall and start over.” This next section is lengthy. You probably won’t need everything listed, but, hey, if the list makes you think, “Easy Peezy”, or maybe you think, “WOW! This is too much!” then I’ve done my job. Just trying to get you to THINK about your options in the face of climate change!
Watch lots of videos, decide how you want to do this, PREP like crazy and then, DO it!
Fiberglass Insulation for Walls
NOT Fiberglass Insulation
And, now … for something really new … denim insulation that you can touch with your hands! No worries, mate! It comes in many sizes – I just picked one to show you so I could devote some space to other pictures of the product!
If you go onto the Home Depot site, type in denim (first) insulation. (Not sold IN store.)There’s a video on this new kind of insulation. It tells you that it’s 20% to 50% better than standard insulation at blocking noise! It’s also Energy Star Rated depending on the depth of pile that you get.
It’s not packaged like other insulations. Look at the first picture and you’ll see that the batt is doubled over! The “batt” is actually 94 inches long! Also, the batts have perforations for standard skinny places – you simply rip the piece off from top to bottom. I’m guessing that’s because a regular utility knife won’t go through the jumble of old jeans’ fabric pieces.
The Problem with A New Design!
The last set of videos show building some sort of wall on top of the existing wall. The two essentially British videos show someone using thermal boards. But they don’t really show anyone finishing off the wall. The last video is SILENT! Yet, in many ways, it says more than the other 2 British thermal wall videos. And, the last video shows a stiff, “skinny” insulation being connected to the existing wall. It’s hard to say just how “stiff” or how “skinny” the insulation is. I’m going to take a stab at it here. You look at the video and see if YOU can think of a better way to do this! Then, write me at [email protected]!
Research so far …. [don’t forget this is only on the inside of the outside wall.]
The closest manufacturers for specialty insulations that would fit this new wall-on-wall version are in Kentucky and Canada and wherever Roxul is made. They all make some version of a semi-rigid batt, and all are about 3.5 inches thick. That would mean … correct me if I’m wrong … that the new wall-on-wall framing would have to be a 2 x 4 with the long screw going through a drilled hole in the 2 inch part of the board. Boards would also be laid the length of the ceiling and the floor – a complete set of studs/joists on top of the existing wall.
BUT! What’s to say that you couldn’t put in “standard” insulation instead of the thermal board the video shows, right? Hmm. Still researching. I wonder …