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Re: wall construction- Wayne Whitney 04-12-2008
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Posted by Wayne Whitney on April 12, 2008, 12:55 am

> What's with all the firring?

Firring creates an airspace so that the radiant barrier can do its
jobs. Without an airspace, the conductive heat transfer dominates, so
the radiant barrier is pointless.

Cheers, Wayne

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