[Strawbale] Retrofitting & Maritime Canadian Winte

[David Neeley]

Shody,

He also stated he is to build a new mansard roof so he can add a second story.

Thus, it's an "outside job" with the insulation with no roof overhang problems.

I would be loathe to suggest papercrete for a rain cladding, since
paper varies so widely in content and not all would be suitable in a
high-moisture environment--at least not without substantial testing
over several seasons. Going to the expense of building to begin with
and having to replace it in a short time would not be to me an
acceptable procedure.

The Canadian Maritime provinces would seem a rather harsh environment
to be experimenting in. Instead, I'd be a little conservative and use
products and methods already proven over many years to work well.

David

david

On 10/14/07, Shody Ryon <qi4u at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi David,
> I agree with you about hardy plank siding and add that
> hardy plank is similar to papercrete, which might be a
> do it yourself project for the very ambitious DIYer
> who is willing to workout how to keep it from molding.
> As far as the insulation being added to exterior vs
> the interior, that just depends on how he is going to
> do it. I did not read the post very carefully, perhaps
> he is doing on the outside as you suggest. I think
> some buildings are built too close to their neighbors
> to do it on the outside.
> Also when adding it to the outside, the eve
> (sp)/overhang can be impacted in an awkward manor.
> Cheers,
> Shody
> --- David Neeley <dbneeley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Shody,
> >
> > Your point about "more floor space" is mistaken,
> > when an existing
> > building is to be wrapped in insulation. After all,
> > the original walls
> > aren't being moved.
> <snip>
>
>
>
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