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can i make unfaced insulation bats faced by covering with rolls of brown paper?

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can i make unfaced insulation bats faced by covering with rolls of brown paper?
Only if that "brown paper" has a perm rating of 1.0 to match that of the kraft paper facing typically found on batt. insulation.
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