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  LOOSE FILL BLOWN IN: GLASS FIBER

  Common Name: Fiberglass loose fill.Colour: Pink or yellow.Thermal Resistance: RSI - .020/mm R- 2.9/in. LowCost: medium plus blowerCapacity to dry out if wet: GoodFire Resistance: ExcellentFungus / Vermin Resistance: Good to excellent.Limitations: -- Long fibers prevent good flow in cl...
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  BATT OR BLANKET: GLASS FIBER / MINERAL WOOL

  Common Names: Fiberglass, Rock WoolColour: Pink, yellow, beige, white or greyThermal Resistance: RSI - .022/mm R-3.2/in. FairCost: lowCapacity to dry out if wet: Good to excellentFire Resistance: Good to excellentFungus / Vermin Resistance: Good to excellentLimitations: -- Skin irrita...
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  TABLE OF INSULATING MATERIALS

  This is a quick summary table of all the common types of thermal house insulation. You can find details on each material by looking up "insulation" then "types".
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  WHICH INSULATION SHOULD I USE?

  There are so many different insulating materials that it is quite confusing. I have tried to pull together information on the most common types from the manufacturers, the critics, the contractors and the researchers. Usually this information seemed to me to be either too simplified or too ...
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  ARE EARTH-SHELTERED HOUSES PRACTICAL IN CANADA?

  Although some experimentation with earth sheltering (burying part of the house underground) is going on in Canada, our soil conditions and frost penetrations make this type of insulation uneconomical. Most earth-sheltered homes are found in the middle and southern areas of the US, where it is us...
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  WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT PIPES IN UNHEATED CRAWL SPACES THAT FREEZE DESPITE INSULATION?

  Insulating pipes that run through cold areas is necessary to keep them from freezing; even then you have to run the water occasionally or add some heat. You could leave the tap running a little during the very cold spells; that's how Grandpa kept them from freezing. You can also get thermostat ...
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  CONFLICT: DOES FULL HEIGHT INSULATION OF A BASEMENT WALL CAUSE FROST HEAVING?

  Isolating parts of the house located underground from the heat of the house can cause freezing and shifting under certain conditions. Wing walls, carport posts, and the like are common frost heaving or ad-freezing candidates because these structural parts of the house are far away from the heat ...
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  CAN I USE DIFFERENT INSULATING MATERIALS TOGETHER?

  Yes. R values simply add together to give a total R for the wall or ceiling. Generally speaking, a denser insulation should not be put on the cold side of a less denser one; it's a question of letting the moisture escape as easily as possible and not creating double vapour barriers. Hence, loo...
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  WHAT FIRE PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR INSULATION?

  Although many insulating materials are fire resistant, most of the plastic-type foam products, be they injected as foam or installed in rigid sheets are flammable and must be covered with fire protective materials when they are inside the house exposed to a living space. 12 mm (1/2 in.) drywall ...
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  ARE THERE CANCER-CAUSING ASBESTOS FIBRES IN INSULATING MATERIALS?

  No insulating materials on the market in Canada today have asbestos fibers in them. Most of the scare a few years back about asbestos came from acoustic tiles, asbestos linings in ventilation ducts, and asbestos insulators in heating devices such as hair dryers. It was also discovered that ...