First Things First: Insulating Wall Cavities
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A large portion of my work as a project manager at Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC) is teaching weatherization workers the dynamics of energy movement in buildings, how to measure it, treat houses effectively, and, ... [continue reading]
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House Doc: Home Retrofit Problem
Bob Pfeiffer
Q. Have you ever heard of back plaster? The house we bought a couple of years ago has been diagnosed with this malady, and apparently it’s not uncommon for houses built around the turn of the century where I live to have it. It involves a second layer of lath and plaster inside the exterior walls between the studs, spaced about 2 inches from the inside of the regular lath/plaster, and about ¾ ... [continue reading]
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