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LaydeeBug

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2. I have aluminim siding, so it wouldn't be impossible to go from the outside

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 01:12 PM

Jan 2016

and my upstairs is unfinished and old, with plenty of easy access for blown in. Also, I am feeling kinda like it a scrappy, not impossible DIY job. (We'll see) I just want to make sure my footprint is as small as possible, and that means making sure everything is updated. This process is much slower than I ever anticipated.

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So I have a mid century two dormered cape cod with 2 x 4 wood construction... [View all] LaydeeBug Jan 2016 OP

I would say dense pack blown in cellulose. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2016 #1

I have aluminim siding, so it wouldn't be impossible to go from the outside LaydeeBug Jan 2016 #2

i did blow in cellulose in California NMDemDist2 Feb 2016 #3

A friend of mine told me because of 2 x 4 construction (as opposed to the newer 2 x 6) LaydeeBug Feb 2016 #4

attic floor greymouse Feb 2016 #5

Can your local utility company do an energy audit? LiberalEsto Feb 2016 #6