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Cellulose / Discussions

Are your prefab kit homes available in Central Florida?

How about hurricane, flooding and heat resistant kit homes?  You can see our prefab modular kit houses available across Canada and the US here There has been a ...

Posted by Johali Mathews Sept. 6, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Is insulating an existing home from the outside a good solution?

We bought a home that had been recently remodelled - everything about the interior is to our liking. However, we firmly believe the insulation is inadequate. We...

Posted by Cate Prichard June 26, 2021 Wall assemblies - renovation 3 responses

How do I best insulate my century home from the inside?

...cellulose.  Should I consider HFO spray foam insulation? Thank you!

Posted by Merner Row Design May 12, 2021 Roof assemblies - renovation 2 responses

Do I need a standard 6 mil poly vapor barrier with dense cellulose exterior wall?

I'm renovating a 1915 bungalow in masachusetts with no  existing wall insulation. I've opened the wall cavity and plan to use a dense pack cellulose to achieve ...

Posted by jeff Chormann May 1, 2020 Air and vapour barriers 2 responses

When using larsen trussees, what is the maximum spacing between TJIs

...cellulose insulation on the exterior of walls is an excellent way to insulate an older home or a brand new home, and even meet Passive House standards. Here is ...

Posted by steve outlet March 6, 2020 Wall assemblies - renovation 3 responses

Followup to the question How do you install Larsen Trusses on a home in Minneapolis?

...cellulose. The exterior sheathing boards are1x's. I’ve done thermal scans of the walls. There doesn’t seem to be excessive settling of the cellulose. I’ve check...

Posted by Ken Traefald Feb. 27, 2020 Wall assemblies - renovation 1 response

Can I add Larsen Trusses and cellulose to 1920s House in Minneapolis?

I have 1920's house in Minneapolis, I'm thinking about tearing the siding off and adding 12" deep Larsen trusses with dense packed cellulose. The guides I've se...

Posted by Ken Traefald Feb. 17, 2020 Wall assemblies - renovation 3 responses

What's the best lumber for framing a house?

...cellulose. Thing is, the yard also proposed local sawn 2x4's which are cheaper than the CLS but I don't know whether these are going to be ok for framing as the...

Posted by Natalie Pierce Nov. 21, 2019 Wall assemblies - new construction 1 response

Can you use blown cellulose overtop of fiberglass insulation?

...cellulose overtop of fiberglass insulation is no problem, but you need to be very careful about how much insulation you blow in, and make sure don’t block your ...

Posted by E McKinney Feb. 3, 2021 Architecture and plan design 2 responses

Hello EcoHome I was wondering, do you offer your home kits to Massachusetts?

I am interested in passive/net zero home (prefab/modular).   You can see all of our LEED and Passive House ready kit houses on this page here, and yes, they are...

Posted by Kimberly Luce July 23, 2020 Architecture and plan design 3 responses

how do I get a free quote for the EcoHabitat S 1600 for Ontario?

in southern ontario If you go onto pages of any individual models of prefab kit houses for sale and in your case the S1600,  you will see a tab to request a quo...

Posted by sheila miller July 10, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

How do you do a vapor barrier in a dense pack cellulose wall?

...cellulose industry that makes the netting unnecessary at this point. There are new cellulose guns on the market that suck in air as they inject the cellulose, s...

Posted by Ian MacKay July 26, 2018 Wall assemblies - renovation 4 responses

What is the best way to insulate a home from the outside?

...cellulose insulation added decades ago between the studs, but as per usual the cellulose has settled and there are big gaps at the top. As part of an extensive ...

Posted by Sylvie Gagnon Dec. 12, 2017 Wall assemblies - renovation 1 response

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