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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:17:57 -0600 /

Author of the message: HerHusband

Title of the message:
Re: What is the best insulation?

Text of the message:
> What is the best insulation to use in a new home?  Fiberglass bats,

> blown celulose, sprayed foam?

From an insulation standpoint, I would think the cellulose or sprayed foam
would be best. They can fill in all the little spots around pipes, behind
wires, etc. and can drastically reduce air leakage.
However, when we built our house, I chose fiberglass bats. Widely
available, inexpensive, and easy for a DIY to install.
Another issue for me was future repairs and modifications. If I ever have
to open a wall/ceiling/floor to repair or modify wiring or plumbing. I can
pull the batts out, make my changes, and reinstall the fiberglass batts.
This would be very difficult to do with foam or cellulose.
I've already had to do this twice in our crawlspace since we moved in about
5 months ago. The first was to install cable TV wiring (didn't think we
would EVER get cable out here when we built the house), and the second was



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