[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Cellulose settling

[Corwyn]

On Jul 27, 2006, at 17:13, Reuben Deumling wrote:
> (Stage 2--two to four winters down the road/definitely) remove 
> asbestos &
> siding; deal with all that cellulose (!?); add a Larsen Trusses or 
> related
> configuration to substantially increase the wall thickness; widen all 
> the
> door and windows jambs; blow in much more (wet?) insulation; reside.
>
> Question: Is it reasonable to assume that I can/will want to deal with 
> all
> that loose cellulose I blew in in Stage 1 when I get around to Stage 
> 2, as a
> tradeoff to the several winters' worth of extra firewood I would have
> otherwise had to cut, split, haul, stack & burn?

Well, A larsen truss was invented to go on the outside of buildings to 
avoid having to disturb existing insulation, so it may be that you 
don't need to remove the insulation in the existing wall.

Whether to trade off blowing in insulation in exchange for cutting, 
splitting, hauling, stacking firewood is pretty much a no-brainer.

I can understand wanting to get rid of the asbestos, but undisturbed it 
is pretty harmless.  Removing it will cause exposure, but then it will 
be gone.  A decision best made by someone trained and on-site, I 
expect.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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