[Greenbuilding] Insulation

[Bob Korves]

My dad had his uninsulated stucco walls insulated from the outside many
years ago,  At first the patches were slightly visible, but now, after a few
coats of paint, they are totally invisible.

Your contractors are probably thinking that sheet rock is much easier to
patch than stucco, and that is true.  My dad's house has lath and plaster
interior walls.  Yours might, too, if it was built in the '40's.

The surface texture on your inside walls may be difficult to match well.
Ask about that.
-Bob Korves

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Cochran" <kathys_old_house at goldrush.com>
To: "'Corwyn'" <corwyn at midcoast.com>; "'Greenbuilder list'" 
<greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Insulation


>I am getting ready to insulate the old 1940's house with blown-in 
>cellulose.
> The exterior is stucco.  I have been advised by ALL THREE stucco bidders
> that the holes should be punched from the INSIDE, because they will NEVER 
> be
> invisible from the outside, but with spackle / plaster interior patching
> they will be.  Just FYI.  If anyone has any other experience with this, 
> and
> any different results, I would be delighted to hear from you.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Kathy of kathys_old_house at goldrush.com