So, we decided to move everything into the 2nd floor bathroom after throwing up a few sheets of drywall..just to get a
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Melissa A
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feel of it:) Far cry from that old pink bathroom with a tiny little pathway!!! Still a very small bath, but feels much more open!!
looking into the bathroom from the hallway
standing in the tub in the end where the drain is
right inside of the door.
before
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of course, the toilet is sitting a bit off to the side of where it will actually be sitting:)
Melissa A
on Nov 25, 2011
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Tell me that you did not use plastic over the outside insulation that has paper on it? Job looks like its moving along nice. Be sure to tile the floor before you install the claw foot tub. It will go in a lot faster then trying to work around the tub when its in place. Looks Great however. Good Job!
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Nov 26, 2011
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Nicely constructed house; I like radiators. CP
Peace Painting Co., Inc.
on Nov 26, 2011
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Looks like a very solid house that you should be happy in a long time.
Douglas Hunt
on Nov 26, 2011
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Woodbridge-we did line that exterior wall with plastic, but there isnt paper backed insulation there right now. It was blown in insulation and it had all settled, so next year we are planning on getting insulation blown in.
Melissa A
on Nov 26, 2011
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You may want to consider using foam and DIY. Small kits are available that you can spray on the wall now and gain from the better insulation. http://tigerfoam.com/ is one supplier that we use. Having seen the insulation being settled. The installation methods used at the time were not Dense-packed methods. This makes me assume that all the walls are the same. Dense-packing puts in about 3.5 lbs of insulation per cubic foot. The machines rented at home centers only produce about 2 lbs at the best. This is why the insulation settled. The contractor who did the job used low cost blowers and did not understand how to do the job properly. Be sure to, when the time comes, choose a company that understands this type of work. In your home now that it has been done, will be much more difficult to correct properly. Just one more thing. It is obvious that the house is over 75 years old. Does or did the house have Knob and Tube wiring in the walls?
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Nov 26, 2011
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I should say when I said blown in insulation I meant it's the foam type. A neighbor had it done this summer but with the bathroom reno we couldnt afford both projects. We do plan on getting the insulation done next summer. We've only been in the house for 3 years, so we didnt do the job last time, but we certainly will be sure to do it right this time!:) Yes the home is soon to be 100 years old, and there is/was knob and tube. As we've opened many walls we've swapped out the old and put in new. In 2012 we also plan on getting the rest of the home rewired with updated electrical. The list just goes on and on:)
Melissa A
on Nov 26, 2011
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If you have foam in the walls, then you need to remove the plastic over it before you wall it up. The plastic would act as a 2nd vapor barrier and can cause issues with moisture becoming trapped in the wall. My reasoning about the K&T wiring is it should never be covered with any insulation because of safety reasons. Over heating and shorts as two of them. If the foam that was used in the walls was placed in there several years ago it may be UFFI Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation. This foam insulation out gasses chemicals such as formaldehyde which can be harmful if its occurring. You can determine if you have this type of foam insulation by simply probing it. If its crumbling and falling apart you may have this in the wall. And you should consider its removal as now is the best time. Here is a link that will explain to you in a bit more detail to help you decide what you may have. http://www.inspectapedia.com/interiors/UFFI_insulation.htm
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Nov 26, 2011
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In the mean time what do we do to protect our new wallboard from the elements from the outside?There will be no barrier between the outside shakes ,wall planks and the space between the wallboard. It's not exposed, but there are the holes in the siding where they blew in the insulation.
Melissa A
on Nov 26, 2011
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And I would say we had that type of insulation that had settled. We did get rid of all of it.
Melissa A
on Nov 26, 2011
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I would simply remove the older foam if it falls apart easy and then use fiberglass with paper barrier facing the inside. Be sure to staple the insulation on the front of the beams and not on the sides. Or use unfaced insulation and use plastic on the wall. Be sure to tape and seal around the window carefully and use slow rise foam in a can to fill around the window edges. Although this may take a few hours to remove and then insulate. The cost is only going to be around $75 with all the materials needed to do the job properly. If later you decide to have at it with the insulation in the walls the spray in or the blown in insulation will simply compress what ever you placed into the wall. If the foam does not want to come out easy, and there are only a few gaps near top, you can spray foam that with the cans from the big box stores. It will take a few cans and you need to build up slowly so it does not fall out. Once dry using a hand saw you cut what ever sticks out beyond the wall boards and your ready to move ahead. Isn't home remodeling fun?
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Nov 26, 2011
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Wow great advice... Melissa how lucky to have Woodbridge just a text away.... Kudos to you for offering your expertise!
Carla A
on Apr 27, 2014
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