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This Saturday Jim and I decided to call it "quits" early. The wooden deck isn't finished yet and the insulation above us needs to be covered. I took this shot randomly and achieved an unexpected result. Didn't even need to crop it; just tweaked the colors in Picasa.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Blogged here: henningthomsen.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/green-makeover-fo...
Vermiculite insulation and urea-formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) possess properties whose histories cause many to consider them hazardous materials. Some homeowners are familiar with the controversy surrounding these types of insulation, however many are not. Below we've outlined what each type of insulation is and why misconceptions about their safety exist.
Vermiculite is a naturally occurring mineral worldwide. When heated rapidly to high temperatures, this crystalline mineral expands into low density, accordion-like, golden brown strands. In addition to being light, vermiculite chunks are also absorbent and fire retardant. These characteristics make it a great insulating material. With the upsurge in homeownership during the baby boom, vermiculite insulation was a popular material in the 1950s and continued with the energy crisis into the late 1970s. In Canada, it was one of the insulating materials allowed under the Canadian Home Insulation Program from about 1976 to the mid 1980s. Sold under various brand names, such as Zonolite Attic Insulation, the insulation came in big bags. Thousands of homeowners simply opened the bags and poured the vermiculite into their attic floor, as well as down exterior walls.
The majority of the vermiculite used worldwide was from a mine in Libby, Montana. As well as being rich in vermiculite, this mine had the misfortune of having a deposit of tremolite, a type of asbestos. Asbestos minerals tend to separate into microscopic particles that become airborne and are easily inhaled. People exposed to asbestos in the workplace have developed several life-threatening diseases, including lung cancer – workers in and around the Libby mine developed serious health problems. When the vermiculite was extracted from the mine in Libby, some tremolite came in with it, posing a potential threat to homeowners.
Simple side-by-side comparison of two elevated tanks; one with vintage asbestos insulation and the other with asbestos insulation removed.
Got some expired film from the car boot sale, in Edinburgh, a few weeks ago, tried out the Kodak Ultra 400 ISO today.
Zenit B with Helios 44-2 58mm f2.
Was going to go for a walk to take photos, but ended up shooting two rolls just in the garden. There was a butterfly "trapped" in the shed - it could easily have gone out the gap in the doorway but, but of course, it fluttered by the window for ages instead. Eventually managed to usher it out the door, but unfortunately it was already way too late for its buddy :(
The insulation between the rafters is soy foam. It doesn't look like much, but it's so good they don't need much.
Copper pipe insulation covers the rough edge of the plywood so that the greenhouse plastic doesn't get worn
we'd put up 2" thick rigid foam insulation over every last inch of the exterior walls. Then hired somebody to come blow in dense pack cellulose insulation fiber into the wall cavities behind the rigid foam. They had to cut a 2" hole for every wall cavity, blow in the insulation, and then afterwards patched up the holes with orange spray-foam.
The shelter is basically a box made of rigid insulation, the storage tub provides protection for the fiberglass panels, but it also creates and additional layer of distance from the cold air.
Underneath the kitchen sink where the repair people had to cut away the previous patch job to find out where the pipe had burst. Turned out to be a foot long section of pipe with 5 welds. Pink insulation is too low an R-Value to sufficiently insulate the copper pipe from freezing.
This year we've helped an Oldham business to improve the energy efficiency of their offices by installing cavity wall and loft insulation.
My first experience with heatshrink insulation tube. It worked as expected, though I was surprised by how much strength it adds.
Something I've been working on the past 8 months. When I started this was all bare drywall, unless you could the ~200lb of tar and gravel dropped onto the top of the sheetrock by the roofers.
Asbestos insulation board cladding to loft hatch, both sides.
Quite common to prevent flames entering the loft in the event of a large fire.
Often disturbed when accessing the loft
Our room addition known as The Barn is getting blown in insulation installed. The insulating material comes in a box truck which has a blower - a huge reverse vacuum cleaner - that delivers the material into the attic via a hose.
2012-13冬物サンプル！Patagonia展示中！10/30まで！
商品アイテムが多いpatagoniaのsnow jktやinsulationなどのアイテムを見れます！
Patagonia/Classic Retro-X
防風性を備えた、単独でもジャケットの下でも体の芯を温かく保つベスト。リサイクル・ポリエステル使用のシンチラ・フリース製
Got some expired film from the car boot sale, in Edinburgh, a few weeks ago, tried out the Kodak Ultra 400 ISO today.
Zenit B with Helios 44-2 58mm f2.
Was going to go for a walk to take photos, but ended up shooting two rolls just in the garden. There was a butterfly "trapped" in the shed - it could easily have gone out the gap in the doorway but, but of course, it fluttered by the window for ages instead. Eventually managed to usher it out the door, but unfortunately it was already way too late for its buddy :(
Extruded foam insulation was used in the shallow spaces in front of the brick. It's only R3, but every little bit helps...
This is a small kitchen renovation insulated with the foam kit. I still have to go back and hit the low spots and trim the foam.
Old, 5/8" styrofoam foam insulation, deteriorated and detached from wall, due to the failure of the adhesive
The deckhead is pretty much insulated now: timzim.blogspot.com/2006/09/deckhead-insulation-continued...