Freaking Entergy Bill

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by ckinchen

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.

EVO

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by ckinchen

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]

my next home will be buried half way and the rest will be covered in earth. no better insulation than dirt.

[ckinchen]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

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??

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]

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

[pmckee318]

Poor insulation or poor Unit

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

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.

[pmckee318]

Brick is a very poor insulator, yes rolled insulation is still standard but what was the R value they used?

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

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

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???

[pmckee318]

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?

Originally Posted by ckinchen

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.

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by pmckee318

Brick is a very poor insulator, yes rolled insulation is still standard but what was the R value they used?

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]

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.

Originally Posted by fishinpox

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]

Now this batt is underneath the camp inclosed in Hardy board.

Originally Posted by fishinpox

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

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by pmckee318

Now this batt is underneath the camp inclosed in Hardy board.

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]

I understand, no problem, just saying surely this contractor did at least that much for Casey.

Originally Posted by fishinpox

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

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by pmckee318

I understand, no problem, just saying surely this contractor did at least that much for Casey.

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