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That appeared to be 2 feet of fiberglass insulation backed with foil as a radient barrier. It even had vent chutes installed the entire length up. That's absolutely perfect. The only problem was that some fell off in ONE section, which could have been fixed in ten minutes almost for free. Why would that need full removal and replacement? Also, I noticed the chutes removed prior to foam installation, how does that breathe now?

I fell through

Do you work in Virginia or can you refer a company that does this same type of work?

I’d love a video on your internal wetting system

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Very nice

Great video. Very informative. Able to share the estimated cost of a project like this?

This is one of the last air sealing projects in my house and was shocked at what I found. Started working on my rim joist this week, which goes back twenty inches, due to the overhang in front of the house. Who ever owned the house before or the builder decided that stuffing R-13 paper backed fiberglass insulation in the space was a good solution for air leakage in the area. I started on it yesterday afternoon by pulling out all the disintegrating insulation and cleaning out the bays. I planned this morning to use a 24" great stuff spray foam gun on the back at the seams to seal it up, before using inch and half foam blocks and Mineral wool insulation. I didn't notice it yesterday afternoon because the sun was on the other side of the house at the time, but this morning I couldn't believe what I was looking at, Daylight coming though the back of my rim joists. Every single bay three out of the four sides on the back panel had daylight coming through the seams. I couldn't understand why the marble windowsills above the overhang were always ice cold in the winter, I do now. I think my heating bills this winter are going to drop a lot, once I'm done with this project.

“And the foyer will be much more comfortable this winter” for all the people who can’t hear. It’s insulating/stopped the heat from leaking out of your house in case this isn’t clear either.

What?

Did we just make an insulation trap door?

We need a 3in gap below the floor for termite inspections in NC

I know exactly how much air leaks out of my basement. Nothing I don't have a basement😂

I can’t hear you. “And the foyer will be much….”

I changed my motor to blow into the house. The outside exhaust was letting in to much heat or could. I packed it with insulation and sealed it off. Made a huge difference!

Looks like a mobile home

Also where were they feeling the uncomfortable temperature at the 1st or 2nd floor ?

What is the silver pipe?

Had a double wide house. Everytime the furnace heating came on cool air from the basement would come heavily up the stairwell from the basement didn t make sense.

If interested, watch the related video to see several leakage places up close!

What about when it’s time to replace the fan assembly? Cut the foam away with a razor knife?

Check out the related vid to see the hole up close.

Question- how do the work effect the heating and air conditioning costs? Clearly the air sealing was great and the original windows weren’t leaking that badly, but what about the u value dollars saved because of the new Windows. I suspect not that much. Please enlighten me on these questions. Respectfully

Actually attic fans are to help so your attic doesn’t catch on fire it does help a little bit cool it down and it helps with moisture

Or better yet just take care of your exhaust fan keep it clean and oil the motor with 3in1 oil and it will work fine

what exactly are u using to plug the holes????

what's the best one u recommend???😊😊

The foam around the outside edge is doing nothing. The batt is still coming into contact with the wood, which WILL mold.

And mice love it

Inhaling that product is lethal, so to be a home owner and getting a face full of it every time you go into ur attic sucks soooooo bad. We just got rid of ours and we are much happier, don’t even get me started on all the rat droppings that was in it, it makes amazing animal bedding. Messy, toxic, prone to pests, and not as effective as other insulation.

I started air sealing my 64 year old house at the end of last winter. Well last month I got a statement from my power company that showed that I used 36% less energy than the average of the top 20% of the most efficient similar sized homes in my area. Before Air Sealing I was always close to the average of the top 20% give or take 3%-5%. I posted that statement on my Facebook page, along with your video of the blower door test before air sealing and after, but before installing new windows, and after. Needless to say a couple of my Facebook friends have asked me to share with them any UA-cam video's that may give them ideas. I've shared a couple of your videos including this one to give them incentives, to get their homes winterized, before this upcoming winter.

My attic fireplace chase is open I can see down to the insert, I want to put some plywood down to air seal but I know I need like a 1” gap between the wood and 18” round metal flue pipe. What can I do to air seal the gap between those

I have a 1941 Cape. Can you recommend anyone in Connecticut that can do this work? Thanks!

I see your great at replying, so I have a question. I’m finishing my bonus room. 590sqft. I’m insulating with 4” polyiso foil faced foam board. With that insulation, I’m afraid 18k btu mini split won’t run enough to keep humidity down. But not sure 12k will be enough. I’ve thought about putting 6” of poly on the ceiling so maybe a 12k would do. What’s your thoughts.

Oh yeah, just let me grab my cubic feet per meter measuring device that I keep next to my salad spinner 👍🏻

If that's the attic then what's the light coming in from the top? Was this the wrong video uploaded to your intro?

Can i ask what is the black fitting called?... Thanks

I need to go up there cuz there is a stupid rat

Thats why the holes are always covered when I work on electrical, thanks.

Damn look at how much expanding foam you wasted.

I’m so afraid!!!! I’ve gotta do it though! This tip helps me understand at least 1 of my BIGGEST FEARS and that is, WHERE TO WALK WITHOUT FALLING THROUGH THE CEILING BELOW!!! An animal somehow made its way into my attic and fell down into my wall!!! I head he scratching and biting, trying to get out for the first time in Sunday evening. I heard it for a short time Monday morning (thinking it finally left out!) by Wednesday, the smell showed it had not.😑 Now, I have to go up in my attic with my extender grabber thingy, locate the studs it fell down between, and get it out of my house!!!! I bought a charcoal mask, I’ve got gloves, I’ve got my plastic to drop it onto once I pull it out, I have my flashlight, your video information, my attic has Trusses by the way…(and I’ve got my fear!😥). Now I’m trying to figure out if I should maybe get a wire hanger or something and go next to the wall where I heard it, push the hanger up through the ceiling so that way, my flashlight will pick it up and I’ll know where to go once I get up there! I wish I had some fluorescent spray paint to paint the tip with! (But wait! Is that eleven a good idea to actually do? I don’t know how to locate the wall where I heard it any other way!🤷‍♀️)

Fuck that use silicone that shit covers important stuff half the time

So how do I fix it?

10,000$ LATER

Yes that really works you can save a little bit of electricity 👍👍👍💥💥💥

Any ideas how to seal or close off attic fan louvres in the ceiling? An old house. Fan isn’t used. We’re afraid of varmints coming into the house through the louvres.

People tend to think "exhaust the hot air" is the solution. When you analyse heat through a roof/ceiling system, you find that a lot of the heat transfer is radiation from the underside of the roof to the top side of the ceiling. The radiation process is not interrupted very much by attic ventilation. The infiltration of (conditioned) air from house into the attic is better defeated by adequate attic ventilation openings (eg, soffit vents and gable vents). Sealing holes is important, but reducing the negative pressure in the attic removes the motive force (pressure differential). Mechanical venitilation of an attic is not as easy as it looks, particularly with gable exhaust vents. I've done the calculations of reducing roof load via ventilation, and the cost of running the fan roughly equals the svaings on air conditioning, so no pay back. Extreme heating climates usually translate into sealing holes and cracks being the best remedy.

Good info, thanks!!!

Where are you at that r30 meets code? Just curious, not being a jerk face

I prefer the 1989 sound