OT: 'Off topic' thoughts

[WTFMAN99]

I'm on a 14 hour shift so haven't gone too seriously down the road but thought I would ask about this in case anyone was in my situation.

I am in an older home (40ish yrs) we bought like a year ago and noticing the exterior walls this year are cold AF. I assume the way to get it sorted is to open up a small hole and have spray foam go in?

1. Is that the method? Don't fancy tearing down perfectly good drywall, install insulation, put drywall, mud, sand, paint etc all over again.

2. Any incentives/government rebates you had when/if you did it?

Cheers.

 

[rumman]

What dog did you end up getting?

I was always a "dog" but over time have come to appreciate cats as well. Love them both.

Sweetie Pie is a lurcher, it’s a sight hound mix, greyhound, whippet, Scottish deerhound mix. Lovely breed, active outside, couch potato inside, zero smell even when wet. Our cat Spike was a Devon Rex, supposedly non allergic, but that was a lie, I’m allergic to mist dogs/cats, but tolerate the lurcher quite well……..

 

[thewave]

I'm on a 14 hour shift so haven't gone too seriously down the road but thought I would ask about this in case anyone was in my situation.

I am in an older home (40ish yrs) we bought like a year ago and noticing the exterior walls this year are cold AF. I assume the way to get it sorted is to open up a small hole and have spray foam go in?

1. Is that the method? Don't fancy tearing down perfectly good drywall, install insulation, put drywall, mud, sand, paint etc all over again.

2. Any incentives/government rebates you had when/if you did it?

Cheers.

Not sure they can spray it like that. They can do blow in but it already had insulation. Seal or upgrade the windows. Set the temp a bit higher to offset. I think that's the best

Old homes cost a bit more to keep comfortable. Closed cell foam is great to seal and get a 2x4 wall up to r20 range. Without a rebate hard to justify especially if you need to rip walls to do it.

 

[BallardEra]

Sweetie Pie is a lurcher, it’s a sight hound mix, greyhound, whippet, Scottish deerhound mix. Lovely breed, active outside, couch potato inside, zero smell even when wet. Our cat Spike was a Devon Rex, supposedly non allergic, but that was a lie, I’m allergic to mist dogs/cats, but tolerate the lurcher quite well……..

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Beautiful dog.

 

[Anthrax442]

I'm on a 14 hour shift so haven't gone too seriously down the road but thought I would ask about this in case anyone was in my situation.

I am in an older home (40ish yrs) we bought like a year ago and noticing the exterior walls this year are cold AF. I assume the way to get it sorted is to open up a small hole and have spray foam go in?

1. Is that the method? Don't fancy tearing down perfectly good drywall, install insulation, put drywall, mud, sand, paint etc all over again.

2. Any incentives/government rebates you had when/if you did it?

Cheers.

Not aware of anyone doing that method anymore, plus wouldnt recommend it - you have no idea what is in these walls and just slathering it with insulation without seeing can be problematic.