N. of Boston
Any one able to reccomend a respectable damp spray contractor in my area? Seems like most of the big out fits around here that do it when you call them try to give you the hard sell on Icenyne in stead?
Any thoughts on the wisdom or lack there of of a cold weather application? I will provide plenty of ventilation and some portable heat to speed drying along.
Job is a 3 story addition, 15′ X 20′. Garage below, kitchen and bath 1st floor, bed & laundry 2nd. Permanent heat will not be in till plaster is up, but with the rest of the house cranked and fans going it will stay warm, especially after insulation is in.
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must be called something else here..
you referring to cellulose???
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I must have dangled or dropped my participle or something else from english class that has done me little good.
Yes. Damp spray cellulose. New construction, blown in to open stud bays.
I don't think that a respectable spray contractor would let themself it damp in this kind of weather. They will get childed and moldy.
Why do you want a moldy spray contractor.
OH! you want some one that will spray "damp" insulation <G>.
There are several different types of non foam spray insulation.
First there is the material BIBS (blown in blank, a type of fiberglass), and celulose.
In each case they can be blown dry behind a mesh. See some of Mike Smiths photo essays that show the process for cels.
And either one can be sprayed "damp" against a wall. For the BIBS they use an adhesive and plain water for cels.
Masco does BIBS. They many be working under a different name.
http://tinyurl.com/35ycl3
If that does not work start at the home page and then locations.
The problem might be what you are asking for.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Thanks for the tip, I will try them.
Woody,
Just sent you an E-mail for a contractor out of Worcester. David he's a good guy, you may have already talked to him he sprays foam also.
As for the hard sell on foam.. most guys have to, a 100K rig will not make payments on itself.
At any rate, ventilation or de-humidification are great, vented heaters are best because they don't add to the humidity in the air.
Garett
Yeah, those things look great in the catalog, but the payments dont take care of themselves.
Just seems that everything I read on this board and out of the Building Sciences site at U-Mass really makes me think that cellulose is under utilized in new construction (except for Mike Smith & the Mooney wall gang) wish I knew about that before i added on, would have done that in a heartbeat. Guess the big $ behind Icy spends better on advertising..............Just like the Pink Panther I guess.....
It might be out of their range but we use Warmtech Solutions out of Yarmouth, Maine. They damp spray walls and densepack everything else. I'm not convinced damp spray is the ticket but you asked....
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i know we all have our own preferences, what do you like/dislike for new construction insulation in the Northeast? Open/Closed cell foam, Fiberglass, BIBS?
Just curious as to your own experiences, thanks.
Nothings faster or easier than fiberglass, but that's kind of heretical to say on this site <G>
As I remodel and add on to my own house I'll probably do a Mooney wall (denspack cells with foam sheets on the inside) or maybe f/g with foam sheets on the outside.
Closed cell foam would be my #1 choice in most cases but the budget rarely allows it.