PHASE #13
of Home Remodeling Project
Insulating for Minnesota Summers and Winters
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Perhaps
the most ichy task was insulating, all of which, I did mostly by myself. Once again, I
outdid myself. Previously, the house seemed like a breezeway. The summer heat was
unbearable -- often too much for the central air to compete with. In the winter, the cold
always seemed to find a way in -- house was always cold. That "should" all
change with the low E coating on all the windows and extra insulation everywhere. All the
new walls are R19, the attic is now R56. I also insulated all floors with R38 as well as
insulating the stairs and interior walls for sound.
With most of the exterior walls insulated, I
began rolling out R38 between the trusses. Over top these batts of R38 and at 90 degree
angles, I rolled an additional R19 batts to cover any gaps and further insulate the attic
areas.
The hardest area was the dormers and the ceiling
of the third floor where there was duct work and limited space available. I also chose not
to create any crawl space in any of the four attic spaces. The space was just too limited
and would require some challenges in creating doors in walls or support structures. The
code also stipulates that the trusses remain intact -- no altering (cutting, etc.) any of
the trusses.Once everything was insulated, all the walls were covered with plastic.
These plastic sheets were taped at the seems (overkill for a remodel but required for all
new construction) and all outlet and electrical boxes were taped and sealed with calk
(made air tight). Special Thanks goes out to those who also helped but that I don't have
photos of -- they are in no particular order:
Peter Bruss (neighbor that helped one evening with hanging the plastic)
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