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I have a 78 year old stuccoed house in CT with little insulation. The first thing that I want to do is insullate the attic. Then replace the knob and tube electrical and insulate the walls. Figure that I can have a sub panel put in attic and drop lines to the 2nd floors since there isn’t a fire break in the walls!!!!
I have a 2 foot roof overhang but am also wondering if the stucco would let enough water into the insulation (blown in glass or cellulose?) to cause rot. Neighbors had fiberglass blown into their attic last winter and it has really cut down their heating costs. I have already sealed the 2 4×4 holes going from the cellar up to the attic – and I wondered why the whole house fan would heat up the cellar last summer! Also, attic is over canvas ceilings – would blowing cellulose under the floored attic (14″height) effect the canvas – should have plaster lath over ceiling, right?
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I have a 78 year old stuccoed house in CT with little insulation. The first thing that I want to do is insullate the attic. Then replace the knob and tube electrical and insulate the walls. Figure that I can have a sub panel put in attic and drop lines to the 2nd floors since there isn't a fire break in the walls!!!!
I have a 2 foot roof overhang but am also wondering if the stucco would let enough water into the insulation (blown in glass or cellulose?) to cause rot. Neighbors had fiberglass blown into their attic last winter and it has really cut down their heating costs. I have already sealed the 2 4x4 holes going from the cellar up to the attic - and I wondered why the whole house fan would heat up the cellar last summer! Also, attic is over canvas ceilings - would blowing cellulose under the floored attic (14"height) effect the canvas - should have plaster lath over ceiling, right?