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Re: Insulation in a block wall


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Posted by Mark - IN. on March 31, 2011 at 18:58:37 from (24.15.150.85):

In Reply to: Insulation in a block wall posted by super99 on March 31, 2011 at 17:26:28:

I wondered about that myself, and tried foam once unsuccessfully. Sounds like a good deal, except possibly the cement portions that touch the outside and then transfer cold in, or heat out. Years ago I finished a cinder block basement for my mother, and insulated the walls with the blue styrofoam sheets, and then studded my walls inside of them so no wood wood make contact with the cinder blocks, then finsihed the walls with ventilation at the top and bottom. Also put in a ventless gas heater down there. It didn't take much to get toasty in the winter, and the summer retained coolness that settled from upstairs. Just a thought.

Here's something not to try, trying to foam the walls like I tried. That 3M foam great stuff? I did try to insulate the inside of cinder blocks with that. Bad idea, at least the way I did it. If you put the nozzle on the can, and have several cans to empty, takes a long time, and wears the fingers out. Then I broke one of those nozzles off but had a whole can and found that I could empty the whole can in about 3 seconds without a nozzle. Great idea, so I thought. Went through about 6 or 8 cans or so, emptying in seconds until the last can. There was a huge flash, I was engulfed in a blue flame along with the wall. It went out in seconds, singed the hair off of my arms and face, and kept smelling like it was burning, but thankfully went out. I did NOT get hurt, luckily. The cans say that they can "flash fire" and they are not joking. I told a fireman friend of mine about it afterwards, and posted here about it, and a tractor owner fireman here expained it as well, although I don't recall the exacts about the chemicals mixing with air too fast, BUT DO NOT MAKE MY SAME MISTAKE. You could get killed or burn the place down doing that, or both. I figure I got lucky.

Good luck.

Mark


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