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I recently purchased a 1906 colonial in Milwaukee, WI.

While trimming the bushes I notice insulation hanging from the bay window (below the protruding window where there is maybe 3 feet of clearance before the dirt/ ground.

It looks like that insulation used to be held in place by a thin piece of sheet plywood.

Should I replace the plywood and screw/ nail the opening closed or should I first rip out the old insulation (in case it got wet or in case there are birds in there), and then seal up the opening?

Thank you!!
 
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Photo 2

Photo 2 is looking up from the ground into the bay window where there is only flimsy wood paneling between the Wisconsin elements and the insulation. Actually, as you can see, a section of the wood paneling had fallen off and now there is nothing between the insulation and the weather/ elements...
 

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