| PaulMyers |
09-02-2011 11:30 AM |
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Originally Posted by ckinchen
(Post 316035)
It is raised (around 10 feet), I have regular insulation in the attic and I had someone come in and spray insulation on top of the regular insulation. As far as I know the floor area has no insulation, do you think that might be my issue?
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Very large issue, I would think.
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| fishinpox |
09-02-2011 12:07 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ckinchen
(Post 316035)
It is raised (around 10 feet), I have regular insulation in the attic and I had someone come in and spray insulation on top of the regular insulation. As far as I know the floor area has no insulation, do you think that might be my issue?
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Yep , get closed cell under the camp it's nit cheap but the closed cell dries rock hard n will not absorb moisture like open cell. Closed cell is what they put on those insulates boxes on shrimp boats . Plus it adds tons of strength to the structure . What kind of floors are inside the camp?? |
| flounder_smacker |
09-02-2011 12:29 PM |
my next home will be buried half way and the rest will be covered in earth. no better insulation than dirt.
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| ckinchen |
09-02-2011 12:36 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by fishinpox
(Post 316042)
Yep , get closed cell under the camp it's nit cheap but the closed cell dries rock hard n will not absorb moisture like open cell. Closed cell is what they put on those insulates boxes on shrimp boats . Plus it adds tons of strength to the structure . What kind of floors are inside the camp??
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Hardwood laminate throughout.
Is it possible to add this now once the house is built? Sorry, I'm an accountant and useless when it comes to construction. |
| latravcha |
09-02-2011 01:09 PM |
I moved into my house last year labor day weekend.
3200s/f two story house 10 foot celings except in the living room is 22 feet
Did the foam insulation thing with goodman 16 seer 5 ton down stairs and 4 ton up stairs.
my bill runs right around 200 a month
I dont think that is bad at all
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| pmckee318 |
09-02-2011 01:29 PM |
Poor insulation or poor Unit
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Originally Posted by ScubaLatt
(Post 315822)
2250 s.f. living. my a/c runs constantly and hardly ever shuts off. most it ever was last summer was 425. house is 6 years old. brick.
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| pmckee318 |
09-02-2011 01:44 PM |
Brick is a very poor insulator, yes rolled insulation is still standard but what was the R value they used?
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Originally Posted by ScubaLatt
(Post 315890)
Question for the contractors: On a newer brick home, is it standard to put the fiberglass roll insulation in the exterior walls? someone told me that that is not standard practice:confused:
Reason for my asking is that when I open up my cabinets they seem to be warm perhaps from the heat of the bricks in the sun all day???
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| pmckee318 |
09-02-2011 01:51 PM |
Casey surely your contractor who was mine put batt insulation underneath your lake house did it on mine, however I did put a 16 seer unit in mine. What are you turning your thermastat up to when you leave?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ckinchen
(Post 315946)
Pox I have this setup on my home, we have 3 AC's and 5400 sqft and my bill all summer has been around $350, this past month was $450. Not bad for a house this size. The camp however is a different story, the AC never turns off at the camp when we are there.
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| fishinpox |
09-02-2011 02:18 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by pmckee318
(Post 316067)
Brick is a very poor insulator, yes rolled insulation is still standard but what was the R value they used?
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The houses I build I only use roll/ batts for sound proof on interior walls , only tract home builders in my area use batts for insulation |
| pmckee318 |
09-02-2011 02:31 PM |
That's good quality stuff, but this is a camp house/ weekends only. Every other one if that. Had to cut corners somewhere to come in on budget, after ther wife puts her touches on it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fishinpox
(Post 316079)
The houses I build I only use roll/ batts for sound proof on interior walls , only tract home builders in my area use batts for insulation
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| pmckee318 |
09-02-2011 02:32 PM |
Now this batt is underneath the camp inclosed in Hardy board.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fishinpox
(Post 316079)
The houses I build I only use roll/ batts for sound proof on interior walls , only tract home builders in my area use batts for insulation
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| fishinpox |
09-02-2011 02:44 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by pmckee318
(Post 316087)
Now this batt is underneath the camp inclosed in Hardy board.
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Don't think I was trying to knock your home if I came off that way I appoligize . No but seriously I'm building a 3500 living area home right now and the blown fiber was not much more |
| pmckee318 |
09-02-2011 02:50 PM |
I understand, no problem, just saying surely this contractor did at least that much for Casey.
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Originally Posted by fishinpox
(Post 316101)
Don't think I was trying to knock your home if I came off that way I appoligize . No but seriously I'm building a 3500 living area home right now and the blown fiber was not much more
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| fishinpox |
09-02-2011 02:54 PM |
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Originally Posted by pmckee318
(Post 316106)
I understand, no problem, just saying surely this contractor did at least that much for Casey.
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Hopefully! Lol u never know these days!! They have some crooked / 1/2 arse contractors around baton rouge I assume it's like that everywhere |
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