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I have been screaming about the drawbacks of cellulose insulation for 10 years here in Saskatchewan (look it up on a map). We have huge moisture concerns in homes built in the last 10 years because of the increase in the quality of home building products. Moisture, over time, will absorb through gyroc walls and into the cellulose insulation - you don't even need a plumbing leak to cause a problem. I saw jean insul. demoed at our local home show 2 years ago. The demo cavity was packed so tight that there was no problem with gaps, but you could not poke into it with a finger. They had a sample on a table and I asked them what happened if the insul. got damp. They said nothing would happen. So I was a bad boy and spilled a bit of coffee on it. They had to remove it from the display for the rest of the show it swelled so much!!

I have always used a heavy steel hammer - for the pounding power. I nail with my right hand and now at age 46 my right elbow is toast - and I don't even hammer for a living. I'd love to try a lighter and comparatively more powerful titanium hammer.