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ireene

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Re: Why I Don't Use Cellulose or Blue-Jean Insulation

Good thinking,
Years ago, my Dad used fire-retardant cellulose insulation in a basement remodeling project. It later caught fire, and spread thru the house. When my Dad questioned the fire marshal about the "fire retardant" qualities, he was told that the insulation was fire retardant, when it was installed, but that insulation loses those qualities quite quickly.
So I look very hard at a lot of the claims for some of this stuff. Everyone seems to be getting on the ecological bandwagon.
And the recycled jeans, seems like a waste of resources. If it's good cotton why can't it be reprocessed into more fabric?