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Insulating the Home
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" Now again and gun case two Brothers in the insulation. I don't -- it -- are now. The first thing I want to talk about it our cathedral ceiling of the features did you find a lot nowadays contemporary houses. What's the best way to insulated."
" Well Bob. Well it depends on the size rafter that -- framer uses when. Bringing out yet but in this case we have to -- and is basically give -- face. And now -- these -- baffled. Which -- well. Person -- well. Right along the roof -- which helps -- of the roof black vote no longer yes. One of the important."
" Things make sure that don't have moisture collecting up there in the in the ceiling area or in the installation right. So this would allow -- kind of aired a blow through here coming in from the -- and then how to get out top. Plate. OK that's it and say. This is the item the roofing contractor which are -- and there's enough of a gap left in the sheathing that all that air gets right back now. Now what's the."
" Well you're not thirty. Especially usually they -- high density blanket it's maybe a quarter inches -- it's. It's we've been recently made last couple years they've -- this -- used to just have Atlanta at this point it would shoes and about thirty or ceilings. But it below the specifically for two -- and framing speaking to to -- lot thirty thickness and still allow your air space along your roof --"
" Now this material has the brown paper or wrapping paper backing on it as a moisture barrier. You don't need to put an additional -- queen barrier across that."
" We use that on the walls Bob but on the ceilings we use you know craft faced -- letters Qaeda. Moisture that are. And it allows a little bit of it will little bit of breathing where you do already have an air blowing air movement."
" Now what about the while we're kind of an."
" You've got an opportunity -- Bob. Mass code says that you -- about an -- eleven OK we like yes they've seen it a little bit better insulation product in the at. The IR eleven and the -- being physically out Hussein in half inches imagine that you get a little bit better."
" Now -- what about comfort installing this a lot of do it yourselfers just go crazy. Coughing hacking and scratching on their war when they have to handle the fiberglass."
" Well it either as you can see is -- area in space past the mud. Rose garden also bottles and it got to injured regulars in there for quite awhile now and in -- both up. The newly to a lot of it doesn't bother him correct. Your homeowner though if it's someone -- insulating their attic or walls whatever. They'll probably want to wear. Long sleeves and but we've baseball cap was sometimes welcome."
" Particle mask and goggles that are threatening that the courts -- properly installed job. None of -- it's -- of the sidewalk all compact it and read it."
" It's in fact it right in there it's sealed up in which she rocketing. Out of -- vote."
" OK now in the -- you youth thing fiberglass installation but. It doesn't happen brown wrapped they've run flat."
" Well in the exterior walls you don't have any -- lately we've. So you have moisture cutters all the world -- report. Seals it up over the -- We'll for the walk. When can it keep -- burning up. Out that this is of extreme importance right if you do get moisture penetrating -- the wall cavity and that insulation gets -- You're losing its suspected. Correct yeah and if not Enid green. All right and a second sheet goes right up. If we've got an extra tall wall here now what mil polyethylene is that -- because that's what's rebuild following up we'll wait three little wood design is great."