Hi,
1860 cape farmhouse here (again)...I've been on before, looking for ways to build my 2nd floor into a living space (currently unfinished, post n beam). Been talking to a reputable insulation/renovation/efficiency contractor, and we've come up with a way to make some big improvements in our now-uninsulated house. My earlier thoughts on how to do it were wrong :wink2: I looked thru the FLIR camera...yeah, it needs it!
His proposal is to dense pack my exterior walls (accessible thru 2nd floor knee wall). Then, I can frame in my 2nd floor, and he'll come back and pack the outside of them, too, with loose-pack on the new ceiling. Gable end vents above to round it out. Making a continuous insulation blanket throughout most of the house.
Wondered if anyone has done this, and what the results were? I know enough to be dangerous, would like to hear what others who have done this found after the job was over.
I am worried about moist interior air...how can I get my interior to be "30% humidity" etc etc, when normally it is about 40-50%? My fieldstone foundation is spray foamed, altho I have parts of the house with crawlspaces, so #1 would be to poly them (vapor barrier), I know...how critical is the humidity level?
Thoughts?
Thanks.
1860 cape farmhouse here (again)...I've been on before, looking for ways to build my 2nd floor into a living space (currently unfinished, post n beam). Been talking to a reputable insulation/renovation/efficiency contractor, and we've come up with a way to make some big improvements in our now-uninsulated house. My earlier thoughts on how to do it were wrong :wink2: I looked thru the FLIR camera...yeah, it needs it!
His proposal is to dense pack my exterior walls (accessible thru 2nd floor knee wall). Then, I can frame in my 2nd floor, and he'll come back and pack the outside of them, too, with loose-pack on the new ceiling. Gable end vents above to round it out. Making a continuous insulation blanket throughout most of the house.
Wondered if anyone has done this, and what the results were? I know enough to be dangerous, would like to hear what others who have done this found after the job was over.
I am worried about moist interior air...how can I get my interior to be "30% humidity" etc etc, when normally it is about 40-50%? My fieldstone foundation is spray foamed, altho I have parts of the house with crawlspaces, so #1 would be to poly them (vapor barrier), I know...how critical is the humidity level?
Thoughts?
Thanks.