tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post2931468314807891907..comments2023-10-12T02:08:05.993-06:00Comments on Winjama: Pool House Expansion Project, Day Forty, 20/11/15Winjamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967737778334776604noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-22151029737209206032015-11-26T09:08:47.655-06:002015-11-26T09:08:47.655-06:00Hi Wilma,
Thanks for the link. Carl and I will be...Hi Wilma,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. Carl and I will be going over to Home Depot in a few days. Insulation is one of the things we'll be looking at. We have similar insulation in our Mennonite house, using the bubble plastic insulation just under the zinc. We didn't do that here (mistake), but I'm going to definitely look at the foam for between the rafters, and maybe they're have the other in a wide enough sheet that we can staple it to the trusses up near the zinc. Better late than never.<br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038109966699072504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-37162181024625239572015-11-26T07:22:56.521-06:002015-11-26T07:22:56.521-06:00Here is a link to the post I did about the effecti...Here is a link to the post I did about the effectiveness of the foil insulation. It is amazing! http://southenglishtown.blogspot.com/2015/09/sunshine-in-rainy-season.htmlWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-64481478389146746312015-11-25T01:02:30.751-06:002015-11-25T01:02:30.751-06:00Hi Dennis,
Thanks for the comment. A gel insulati...Hi Dennis,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. A gel insulation, eh? That temperature difference is huge. Sounds intriguing. We've been heading over to Home Depot, Chetumal every week or so since this project started, so I'll look it up. Thanks for the information.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038109966699072504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-34825920569309310402015-11-24T20:38:47.414-06:002015-11-24T20:38:47.414-06:00Dave, looks great! The insulation Wilma and I use...Dave, looks great! The insulation Wilma and I used is similar to Reflectix solid gel insulation in a 2 layer aluminum sandwich. If you search on Home Depot you can find this, although I got much larger rolls from an industrial supplier (who/where I cannot recall). In any case it dropped the temperature in the second floor loft at least 10 degrees immediately.<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-41398682965990178202015-11-23T13:31:12.584-06:002015-11-23T13:31:12.584-06:00Hi Wilma,
Thanks for the suggestion about the foi...Hi Wilma,<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion about the foil-backed insulation. I'm assuming you mean the foil-backed bubble wrap sort of insulation? We have that in our Mennonite house - 2 layers in the attic and one in the outside walls.<br /><br />I really don't know at this stage what insulation Carl is contemplating. We've been really happy with the foil stuff. I'll mention it to him. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Roof is almost completely done now. They're throwing stone-dust mortar at the outside walls, so that' looking good already. Hopefully, progress will continue.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038109966699072504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-24818434032306188202015-11-22T08:11:18.295-06:002015-11-22T08:11:18.295-06:00That blue color is very smart looking. The roof d...That blue color is very smart looking. The roof definitely makes it "real", what a transformation. Are you going to add insulation? The foil-backed thin foam insulation that comes in rolls worked wonderfully well for us.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.com