saleen4971
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so we have just received our first bill from the gas company at my first house.
was. not. prepared.
$170! for gas!
fast forward a few days (today) i come home from work, and for the first time was noticing how everyone had a snow covered roof (very light flurries today) - and when i get to my house.....not as much snow. great.
so i plan on sealing the attic over the next however long, and when i have some spare time i will blow in cellulose insulation, but there are a few quirks. my living room used to be a garage, and my garage was sort of just "slapped on" - meaning my roof, soffit, and siding all continue into the garage. not sure how good or bad this is. i will be insulating the garage, but not until fall most likely.
so - seal holes/gaps with regular old fire rated expanding foam i presume? i planned on grabbing a bunch of the plastic vent baffles (one for each existing soffit vent? or should i install more for future rotten soffit replacement this summer?)
as for blocking off the soffit so i dont fill it with insulation (assuming its open right now, but i have not checked) should i use some polyiso sheeting?
in the future i will be adding wiring (stereo, ethernet, power) so i think i may run some PVC conduit beforehand, so i can seal it and cap off for the time being.
only other questions i have are, my attic access is a small opening (average human sized), and i have a large "house fan" - should i just build up walls around them to keep insulation out, and call them "good enough" ??
apologies for the scatter-brain-ness of the post, and many thanks for the input.
was. not. prepared.
$170! for gas!
fast forward a few days (today) i come home from work, and for the first time was noticing how everyone had a snow covered roof (very light flurries today) - and when i get to my house.....not as much snow. great.
so i plan on sealing the attic over the next however long, and when i have some spare time i will blow in cellulose insulation, but there are a few quirks. my living room used to be a garage, and my garage was sort of just "slapped on" - meaning my roof, soffit, and siding all continue into the garage. not sure how good or bad this is. i will be insulating the garage, but not until fall most likely.
so - seal holes/gaps with regular old fire rated expanding foam i presume? i planned on grabbing a bunch of the plastic vent baffles (one for each existing soffit vent? or should i install more for future rotten soffit replacement this summer?)
as for blocking off the soffit so i dont fill it with insulation (assuming its open right now, but i have not checked) should i use some polyiso sheeting?
in the future i will be adding wiring (stereo, ethernet, power) so i think i may run some PVC conduit beforehand, so i can seal it and cap off for the time being.
only other questions i have are, my attic access is a small opening (average human sized), and i have a large "house fan" - should i just build up walls around them to keep insulation out, and call them "good enough" ??
apologies for the scatter-brain-ness of the post, and many thanks for the input.