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    Wall Question

    So looking at my options for doing the exterior first, I ran the #'s to do the 1/2" OSB, and siding. Ouch! a little over 3 grand. Way out of my price point currently, not to mention may be past my skill level. So then I thought I would see what other options there were and ran across standard...
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    Wall Question

    Thanks everyone.. I feel I have a lot of new "ammunition" to go work with! Now the question is, do I put up new drywall and insulation first, or go with the residing? I have the cash for the interior not the exterior. Decision decisions!
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    Wall Question

    i am not sure what poly is... Sorry I am pretty handy just not up on all of the terms... If poly is vapor barrier, then no. The only barrier that I have is the facing on the insulation. In my reading, the foil faced foam board says it is its own moisture barrier. I just dont know about...
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    Wall Question

    I found myself with carpenter ants showing up in my house mid February this year. With 6" of snow still on the ground I knew that they were in my walls. So I ripped out my drywall in my living room and found the nest, along with leaking and poorly install vinyl siding. Anyhow, I got looking...
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