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DIY & Home Improvement

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts) Sat Jan 30, 2016, 07:52 PM Jan 2016

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

Last edited Wed Feb 10, 2016, 01:34 PM - Edit history (1)

I am looking to insulate, and wanted to know what the best case scenario could be regarding R factors. I don't want to rip out my walls, so it looks like blow foam might be the way to go.

Advice?

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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

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