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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 6, 2007, 6:39 pm
On Apr 6, 6:17?pm, AAllc.archite...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > I am doing some work on our older (1950s) home, and am looking for
> > some ideas to resolve our problem with the outside walls being cold to
> > the touch during the winter months.
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> > I have verified that the outside walls are insolated with fiberglass
> > batting. Looking inside the hole I had cut for a outlet, the wall
> > (starting from the against the stud on the outside of the wall) is
> > what appears to be a waxed or treated paper layer, Fiberglass batting,
> > paper layer again, plaster (about 3/4" thick), another paper layer,
> > more plaster (3/4" thick again), covered by a harder (1/16" to 1/8"
> > thick) I'm guessing paint and some sort of sealer.
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> > The house itself is a single floor with basement, on the South Eastern
> > side of a hill in Northern Ontario. There is a triplex on the North
> > side of the house, and a two story house on the other side of the
> > house (little house is well sheltered).
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> > The house is natural Gas heated, Forced air furnace, and a 3 stage
> > venmar (can't spell this morning) covering the basement, main floor,
> > and adic.
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> > Any recommendations or ideas?
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> > Mike
> > mlawrenc(at)gmail.com
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> You may be experiencing apparent cooling by conduction.
> If the air temperature close to the wall is adequate, I would not
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> If a draft issued from the hole cut for the outlet, you may want to
> try sealing the wall.
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well you could install siding and add a layer of foam......
or remove your plaster walls:( remove fiberglass and install foam
insulation its R value is R6 per inch.
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