Overkill
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Originally Posted by Fargo
Just received the winter issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine, it touches on all the topics in this forum. I attended a Passive House presentation in Portland yesterday, it's all about the insulation and air sealing to make the heating systems perform to the max. Invest in the shell, reduce the heating requirements (size). Are any builders in the Lakes Region doing double studded walls to 12" depths?
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This is really overkill according to the local experts. 8" with 1" closed foam insulation with open faced fiberglass and covered with 6 mill sheeting should be sufficient for this climate. If you want to go 12", I know of a couple of contractors that will do it. But they are not located in Lakes Region.
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Last edited by BroadHopper; 02-16-2013 at 12:26 PM.
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