Dominokat"Hi" Premium Member join:2002-08-06 Boothbay, ME |
Re: InsulationIt's night time. So my pictures are not great. But you will get the idea. The inside one is showing a high ceiling. No attic, no crawl space. |
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If your house is not that old your cathedral ceiling cavity between the roof and interior sheet-rock is probably well insulated with as much insulation as needed or can be stuffed in the cavity. You can kind of judge by the snow on the roof.
I have a room like that and all is well. |
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Dominokat"Hi" Premium Member join:2002-08-06 Boothbay, ME |
said by Jack_in_VA:.... You can kind of judge by the snow on the roof.
How's that? |
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said by Dominokat:said by Jack_in_VA:.... You can kind of judge by the snow on the roof.
How's that? If frost and snow melt quickly on that section of the roof there is not enough insulation. |
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Dominokat"Hi" Premium Member join:2002-08-06 Boothbay, ME |
Does it matter this is north facing? |
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If there's snow sitting on your roof, it must be well insulated. Otherwise all the heat in your home rising into the peak would be melting the snow on the roof. |
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alkizmo join:2007-06-25 Pierrefonds, QC |
said by 8744675:If there's snow sitting on your roof, it must be well insulated. Otherwise all the heat in your home rising into the peak would be melting the snow on the roof. Not true. My neighbor has a lot of snow on his roof. He also has a 20 feet wide row of icicles that are on average 4-5 feet long. |
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said by alkizmo:Not true. My neighbor has a lot of snow on his roof. He also has a 20 feet wide row of icicles that are on average 4-5 feet long. So I guess icicle length is a better determining factor than snow accumulation. |
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alkizmo join:2007-06-25 Pierrefonds, QC |
said by TheTechGuru:So I guess icicle length is a better determining factor than snow accumulation. No, what I'm saying is that just because there is snow doesn't mean the insulation is any good. We had 1.5 foot of snow fall in 1 day last week. It will take a while for it to melt, but it's melting alright. |
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