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used in packing boxes.
Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
burn.
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>Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
>used in packing boxes.
>Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
>burn.
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Flammability is a high risk for using packing materials in that way.
The RI Station (nightclub) fire of a few year back is an excellent
example where incorrect insulation can be quite hazardous.
Anthony Matonak
> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
> Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> burn.
I have heard this idea before and, as I recall, it's a very bad one.
A quick websearch gave me the reason why. These packing peanuts are
not treated with fire retardants while normal insulating foam is.
Feel free to try an experiment. Take a small paper lunch bag and
fill it with packing peanuts. Take another paper bag and fill with
your favorite building insulation. Light them on fire (stand well
back) and see which burns fastest. Report on how they compare. :)
Anthony
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> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
> Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> burn.
Not only can it burn, but my understanding is that it can give
off extremely toxic fumes while burning. Sounds like a bad idea.
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> > Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> > used in packing boxes.
> > Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> > burn.
>
> Not only can it burn, but my understanding is that it can give
> off extremely toxic fumes while burning. Sounds like a bad idea.
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Not only that, but since there would be lots of spaces between the
peanuts, it wouldn't be a really good insulation either. It'd help
some, but not much. The cavities would have to be nearly perfectly
sealed against a windblown draft.
Some shipping places (Mail Boxes Etc.) will take them from you for
free, and re-use them.
Logan Shaw
> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
> Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> burn.
No thanks. When I was in junior high, a classmate's house burned
completely to the ground when the plumber caught some of the insulation
on fire. I can only imagine how much easier that could happen with a
material not designed for construction.
They were a relatively successful family and they were able to bounce
back, I'm sure in no small part because their homeowner's insurance
paid for a new house (and to replace all the stuff in it). I wonder
if the homeowner's insurance would pay if they knew you filled your
walls with an unapproved, flammable material. I'm thinking they
would decide to keep their money. You'd quite possibly be out the
value of your house and everything in it.
Also, good luck selling such a house if a good building inspector
uncovers what you did. You'll have to pay to have it all fixed
properly. Somehow I doubt that'd be worth it financially.
- Logan
Jeff
> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
Just don't.
Cocoon cellulose insulation is $8 a big bag that will fill 60 SF to
R13. You can dense pack wall cavities at about half that coverage.
Not only is it a great insulation, it also is a good fire retardant.
It's cheap and effective, as opposed to styro peanuts that are free,
yet ineffective.
Jeff
George
> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
> Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> burn.
>
How about don't even think about it? Packing peanuts burn rapidly and
give off toxic gases while burning.
Bob F
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> And don't forget to inhale the smoke, and note which one kills you.
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