Tony, Our farmhouse was built in 1870. We hired Performance Systems in 2005, and Jon Harrod was the lead person on the job. I would highly recommend him and you can now contact him at his own company, "Snug Planet" in Ithaca. Jon did a whole-house assessment, with a before-and-after blower test and a camera that can see through your walls to determine which ones need insulating. We were surprised and relieved to find that most of our lathe and plaster walls, which are very thick, had plenty of insulation. Jon's expert advice saved us lots of money. He recommended keeping our old windows that include old wood frame storms. The attic insulation of R50 value helped tremendously, along with doorsweeps and some weatherstripping. I think the insulation was rodent-proof cellulose, but you could ask Jon. Over the past 3 winters, the work they did helped us reduce heating fuel needs by 33%, just as Jon had predicted via the blower test results. It paid for itself, and we helped lower CO2 as well as our utility costs.
- Jan Quarles Sheldrake, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Del Plato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "postingsustainabletompkins" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Insulation > Hello TC Sustainers: > I just bought a home built in 1850 and want to insulate portions that need > it. Any thoughts or experiences with Airkrete, Cellulose, Icynene or > Polyurethane as well as contractors would be appreciated. > Tony Del Plato > > -- > An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged > lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living. > - Nicholas Chamfort > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1843 - Release Date: > 12/11/2008 8:36 AM > > _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
