We live in a detached wood-frame Victorian in Ditmas Park, and we would like to consult someone about an insulation question. Specifically, our kitchen is currently gutted down to the studs, and we would like some advice as to whether to add wall insulation before closing up the walls. Despite the current mania for insulating everything in sight, old houses are constructed differently from modern houses, and wall insulation is often not recommended for a number of good reasons. We are looking for someone who is very knowledgeable about energy conservation, air movement, and moisture issues in old houses who can advise us on this question. If you have any recommendations or referrals, we would certainly appreciate it. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We live in a detached wood-frame Victorian in Ditmas Park, and we would like to consult someone about an insulation question. Specifically, our kitchen is currently gutted down to the studs, and we would like some advice as to whether to add wall insulation before closing up the walls. Despite the current mania for insulating…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25047,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-39849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/01\/insulation-in-o\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Insulation in Old Houses","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/01\/insulation-in-o\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/01\/insulation-in-o\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Brokers","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"westminstress"}],"creator":["westminstress"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2010-01-05T13:49:13Z","datePublished":"2010-01-05T13:49:13Z","dateModified":"2010-01-08T16:24:38Z"},"rendered":"