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Posted by Joseph Meehan on December 26, 2006, 9:20 am
Tom The Great wrote:
> Hello Eveyone,
>
> Looking for suggestions. I have an unfinished basement, with unfaced
> fiberglass insulation in between the floor joists. I hate the stuff.
> Anytime I add a circuit, soon I will be adding bridging, or just
> walking on the flooor, I get fiberglass on me, boxes, and in my air.
>
> I will be removing the fiberglass to shore up a bouncy floor, I want
> to NOT put it back, and wondered what are my alternatives. I want
> insulation that won't be declared a hazard on a couple decades(yeah
> fiber glass is heading there). So after this ramble, can anyone offer
> a suggestion?
>
> tom
I suggest removing it, doing all the work you need done, then putting it
back in (why waste good insulation) then cover the whole thing with plastic
or house wrap like Tyvek?
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia 's Muire duit
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Posted by Tom The Great on December 26, 2006, 6:43 pm
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:20:53 -0500, "Joseph Meehan"
>Tom The Great wrote:
>> Hello Eveyone,
>>
>> Looking for suggestions. I have an unfinished basement, with unfaced
>> fiberglass insulation in between the floor joists. I hate the stuff.
>> Anytime I add a circuit, soon I will be adding bridging, or just
>> walking on the flooor, I get fiberglass on me, boxes, and in my air.
>>
>> I will be removing the fiberglass to shore up a bouncy floor, I want
>> to NOT put it back, and wondered what are my alternatives. I want
>> insulation that won't be declared a hazard on a couple decades(yeah
>> fiber glass is heading there). So after this ramble, can anyone offer
>> a suggestion?
>>
>> tom
>
> I suggest removing it, doing all the work you need done, then putting it
>back in (why waste good insulation) then cover the whole thing with plastic
>or house wrap like Tyvek?
Can tyvek be left exposed? Serious question, since vapor barriors on
insulation says they need to be covered with fire barrior. Just
thinking out loud, will look this up. Thank you!!!!!!!
tom
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on December 27, 2006, 6:42 am
Tom The Great wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:20:53 -0500, "Joseph Meehan"
..
>>
>> I suggest removing it, doing all the work you need done, then
>> putting it back in (why waste good insulation) then cover the whole
>> thing with plastic or house wrap like Tyvek?
>
>
> Can tyvek be left exposed? Serious question, since vapor barriors on
> insulation says they need to be covered with fire barrior. Just
> thinking out loud, will look this up. Thank you!!!!!!!
>
> tom
Good question. I had not thought of it as an inhabited space, but ...
??
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia 's Muire duit
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Posted by Wayne Whitney on December 27, 2006, 10:38 am
> Can tyvek be left exposed?
If you are concerned with leaving tyvek exposed, then that would rule
out rigid insulation, as I'm not aware of any that can be left exposed
to an inhabited space.
Cheers, Wayne
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Posted by Tom The Great on December 27, 2006, 12:37 pm
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:38:30 GMT, Wayne Whitney
>
>> Can tyvek be left exposed?
>
>If you are concerned with leaving tyvek exposed, then that would rule
>out rigid insulation, as I'm not aware of any that can be left exposed
>to an inhabited space.
>
>Cheers, Wayne
Good point, I thought the metal foil stuff was ok.
tom
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