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3Hotdogs

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10. Biggest return on insulation is in the attic. If you put it between the joists,

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 12:51 AM

Dec 2021

do not put it directly on the roof's sheathing. Hang it an inch or two below the sheathing.

My daughter bought a wood pellet stove. Quite happy with it.... Western N.J.

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My winter heating history. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2021 OP

That's a lot of improvement butworth it... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #1

WHEW!!! elleng Dec 2021 #2

Still sounds cozy. blm Dec 2021 #3

I grew up in NE Iowa in the 50s and 60s in a house built in 1907. rsdsharp Dec 2021 #4

On the plains? I can imagine the winds coming out of the East Rockies and chilling your world. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2021 #5

No, this was a small town in Iowa. rsdsharp Dec 2021 #6

Cold Air is friggen cold air....from where-ever it comes. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2021 #7

Got that right! rsdsharp Dec 2021 #8

We love our wood stove Bayard Dec 2021 #9

Biggest return on insulation is in the attic. If you put it between the joists, 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #10

I shared an old house in Bangor with a friend jpak Dec 2021 #11