We have contractors working on a wood frame house and when we stopped by this weekend to check in we saw that they were already putting in insulation. The thing is, we’re worried that it’s not enough. <\/p>\n
Here’s the deal: The house is detached on one side. On that side it is exposed clapboard both inside and out. On the interior after the clapboard there is now a 4″ air gap, then a layer of plastic sheeting, and lastly a layer of R11 insulation.
\nShould they be tar-papering before the plastic sheeting? Is the air gap a trap for cold? And isn’t R11 a really low grade of insulation–we thought these days it was supposed to be 18 and higher? We just want the place to be really energy efficient. It’s an old house and so long as we’re gutting it, we want to restore it right.
\nThanks in advance if anyone has experience with this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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