lorrireynolds
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We have lived in our 110 yr old house for 25 years. We are on a very steep hill in Seattle and have underground springs running through solid clay soil. The finished portion is approx 600 Sq ft. The unfinished portion was never dug out and takes a 3 ft jump up then slopes back from 4 ft to about 1 foot. The posts sit directly on the soil.
This space is above our guest bedroom and kitchen that stays nice and cool in the summer ( our summer temps rarely reach above 85 f ) but is very chilly in the winter. We have falling down insulation, uninsulated ducts and pipes and some 6 mil plastic shoved up to the back and covering the majority of the soil in the more reachable areas, but not sealed.
My husband and I are in our early 60's and want to know if insulating the proper way has any real value to us. I know we can't do it ourselves and am not sure the payback is there.
Any thoughts?
This space is above our guest bedroom and kitchen that stays nice and cool in the summer ( our summer temps rarely reach above 85 f ) but is very chilly in the winter. We have falling down insulation, uninsulated ducts and pipes and some 6 mil plastic shoved up to the back and covering the majority of the soil in the more reachable areas, but not sealed.
My husband and I are in our early 60's and want to know if insulating the proper way has any real value to us. I know we can't do it ourselves and am not sure the payback is there.
Any thoughts?