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I wish I could increase the insulation capabilities of my house. My house is literally stucco on the outside, a paper vapor barrier, and then it's the studs and
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
I wish I could increase the insulation capabilities of my house. My house is literally stucco on the outside, a paper vapor barrier, and then it's the studs and drywall of my walls. I have no sheathing in between my studs and drywall, so I have massive air flow. I would literally have to rip down all my walls and add a layer of sheathing in order to stop air flow and add insulation, and would cost ~$50,000. Better to just turn on my furnace during the winter months and spend $300/month for 4 months a year.
- Symbiote 9y agoThe usual method with brick houses in Britain (two layers of bricks, air in between) to improve the insulation is to drill holes and inject foam. It's called cavity wall insulation. I don't know if the method could be applied to a wooden house.
- evjim 9y agoYou can add dense pack cellulose insulation pretty easily to an uninsulated house. Home depot rents the machines to do it. Use a hole saw at the top of the drywall, shove in the blower tube and fill the cavity up with low cost cellulose.