Aloha everyone, This is Sheryl in Honolulu Hawaii. The only thing I can say about this subject which I find interesting is BUR!!! Have a great day. Aloha Sheryl
t 12:28 AM 2/21/2010, you wrote: >I think I have now a total of 12 to 16 inches of insulation, but >can't quite recall because I did not measure. I was so determine to >get it down and get out that I forgot to measure, but it for sure is >not less than 12 inches and probably a bit more than that. I >purchased R30 insulation unfaced and added that on top of what was >there and I have no idea what that stuff was because it probably is >the original insulation installed when the house was built. >I'm pretty certain it has helped this WInter in either case. If I >didn't use some of my attic for storage, I would have done the >blown-n method for sure. >Good info to have, thanks. > >On Feb 20, 2010, at 10:39 PM, Dave Andrus wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I believe its 8 inches of bat insulation is r30. > > > > It does not hurt to have 36 to 40. this would be ganed by blowing in > > insulation. The company would factor the depth based on how much R factor > > you ask for. > > > > Dave A. > > > > > > Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of > > Jesus > > > > Rev. Dave Andrus, Director > > Lutheran Blind Mission > > 888 215 2455 > > HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > > On Behalf Of Spiro > > Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:29 PM > > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fwd: Speaking of icicles!! > > > > sorry, how many inches of fiberglass per "R"? > > So r30 is "?" > > Congrats on your relocation. > > > > On Fri, 19 Feb 2010, Bob Kennedy wrote: > > > > > They suggest R30 in the attic here too but that's to keep the air > > conditioning in the house during the summer. Thank God there is not enough > > snow to worry about any longer. Those years in Buffalo still bring bad > > memories now and then... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Dave Andrus > > > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:24 PM > > > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Fwd: Speaking of icicles!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I grew up in northern Wisconsin. We were always told that if you have > > > icicles it means you do not have enough insulation in the attic. When > > > the sun melts snow from the top the water runs off the top. If you > > > have ice dams and icicles this means melt from the underside. This can > > > only happen from heat coming up from the rooms below. > > > > > > Certainly there are a few exceptions to this situation, but I suggest > > > you find out how much insulation you have. We now live in st. Louis. > > > Both here and up north they suggest an R30 or above for the attic. > > > > > > Dave A. > > > > > > Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the > > > cross of Jesus > > > > > > Rev. Dave Andrus, Director > > > Lutheran Blind Mission > > > 888 215 2455 > > > HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG <HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of john schwery > > > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:14 PM > > > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Fwd: Speaking of icicles!! > > > > > > Dan, here is an article from a Burgh paper. My wife is from the Burgh > > > and gets articles like this. > > > > > > text of forwarded message follows: > > > > > >> Don't flip, homeowners, just let the water drip Friday, February 19, > > >> 2010 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette > > >> > > >> When water is dripping down your walls and pooling on the floor, you > > >> don't want to hear someone say: "Do nothing." > > >> > > >> Yet, that's probably the best advice roofers and insurance agents > > >> have for the thousands of homeowners affected this week by ice dams. > > >> > > >> If you are one of them, your best hope for relief is that > > >> temperatures go up or down -- soon. > > >> > > >> "Every house has tons of icicles hanging from gutters. It's very > > >> picturesque but it's bad news for homeowners and for us," said David > > >> Thomas of Thomas & McMenamin, an Upper St. Clair insurance agency. > > >> > > >> Mr. Thomas, a part owner, has heard from nearly two dozen homeowners > > >> complaining of interior leaking over the last two weeks. And he's > > >> expecting a lot more. > > >> > > >> As long as temperatures stay around freezing, snow and ice will > > >> continue to thaw and refreeze on the roof, where ice at the edge > > >> holds back water behind it. That water works its way through the > > >> shingles -- even climbing up a pitched roof -- and drips down inside > > >> the walls, damaging wallboard, trim, insulation and sometimes flooring. > > >> > > >> So what can you do? Nothing, except catch or mop up the water you can > > >> see and maybe poke a hole in the wall or ceiling to drain what you > > >> can't see. > > >> > > >> Sam W. Gregg, 79, of Peters, said that about four days ago, he and > > >> his wife noticed water dripping down a window in the dining room of > > >> their 50-year-old home. Then, the same thing happened in their living > > >> room and two bedrooms. > > >> > > >> "Since it was a little warmer today, it's getting heavier," he said > > >> Thursday. "I'm worried that it will get worse." > > >> > > >> The Greggs replace soaked towels on the windowsills every six hours > > >> or so. They haven't filed a homeowners claim yet but figured they > > >> should let Mr. Thomas know. > > >> > > >> Mr. Thomas said most water damage claims will be covered. And since > > >> large insurance carriers have designated this a catastrophe loss, > > >> homeowners' > > >> rates generally won't be affected. > > >> > > >> However, that doesn't mean insurance companies will replace your > > >> roof, or pay to make sure this doesn't happen again. For that, you'll > > >> have to wait until the ice and snow are gone. > > >> > > >> Installing loops of heat tape -- electrical wire or tape that can be > > >> plugged into an outlet -- will create gaps in the ice at the eaves to > > >> allow water to run off. An even better solution is to have a roofer > > >> install an ice and water shield beneath the bottom 3 or 4 feet of > > >> shingles. This adhesive rubber membrane will prevent water trapped > > >> behind an ice dam from getting through. > > >> > > >> But no one -- roofers included -- should be working up there now. > > >> Even if you could safely work on an icy, pitched roof, removing snow > > >> or chipping away ice won't help and might just make it worse. > > >> > > >> So for now, experts say, mop up, stay off the roof and pray that > > >> temperatures drop into the 20s and stay there. As long as it's ice, > > >> it can't drip into your house. > > >> > > >> Then hope temperatures gradually reach the 40s, and that ice in the > > >> gutters finally melts. > > >> > > >> Read more: > > >> > <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f > > >> <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f> > > >> > <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f > > >> <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f> > > >> > > > >>> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f > > >>> <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f> > > >> > <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f > > >> <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10050/1037001-258.stm#ixzz0fzU2Gv2f> > > >> > > > >> > > >> From Our Neck Of The World, our current weather > > >> is: Silver Springs, Florida Clear, 42?F Wind:N-010? at 3mph Only a > > >> fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. > > >> Anna > > > text of forwarded message ends: > > > > > > John > > > Currently in Ocala, Florida Clear, 64?F Wind:SSW-200? at 6mph > > > Lactomangulation: Manhandling the 'open here' > > > spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to > the 'illegal' > > > side. > > > Created by Weather Signature v1.31 . http://www.weathersig.com > > > <http://www.weathersig.com> <http://www.weathersig.com > > > <http://www.weathersig.com> > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >------------------------------------ > >Send any questions regarding list management to: >blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com >To listen to the show archives go to link >http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >Or >ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >Various List Members At The Following address: >http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > >Visit the archives page at the following address >http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > >If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the >following address for more information: >http://www.jaws-users.com/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy >Man list just send a blank message to: >blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! 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