Videos of Insulation Projects, 2005 to 2014

[Energy Conservation in Housing]

In 2013, I became aware of a web-site that allows posting of videos.  (Vimeo.com)

 

Using this site, I posted 3 insulation projects I have done on my current house.

 

See the below links and description of the videos.

 

 

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Attic Insulation Project, Jan 2006

https://vimeo.com/100637035

Attic Insulation Project, January 2006

Timeline of Video (6 minutes)

0:20 Attic Catwalk

1:50 New Attic Access Panel

2:40 Radiant Barrier

4:20 New Insulation Thickness

5:30 Final Insulation put on catwalk area

I did this attic insulation project about a year after I moved into this house.

For more details on this project read the descriptive narrative (with diagrams) on the web-site, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/energy-conservation-in-housing

On that web-site is a topic, "The Attic Catwalk" and attached to that topic is a Word document, entitled, "An attic catwalk, Nov 2008.doc"

This document describes my step-by-step process during the attic insulation project.

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Garage Insulation Project, October 2005

https://vimeo.com/100636992

　

Garage Insulation Project, October 2005

Timeline of Video (3 minutes)

0:10 Vapor barrier sealed to door frame

1:00 Insulation between the wall studs

1:20 Vapor barrier sealed to Window frame.

2:20 Wall Vapor Barrier

I did this garage insulation project about 6 months after I moved into this house.

After I completed the insulation, I covered the walls with sheetrock, then plastered and painted the walls. I also insulated the attic above the garage similar to what is described in the video, "Attic Insulation Project, Jan 2006" -- Which is found at this link: https://vimeo.com/100637035

The garage attic space already had a pull-down ladder, as well as an area of attic floor already covered with plywood. For the garage attic, I had only to add fiberglass insulation and a radiant barrier.

　

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Window Retrofit, Installation, June 2014

https://vimeo.com/100636733

Window Retrofit, Installation, June 2014

Timeline of Video (15 minutes)

0:30 New window being installed by window company workers

3:30 Insulation problem caused by window installers

5:40 Vapor barrier problem caused by window installers

8:10 Adding more wall insulation

9:40 Patching the vapor barrier

11:15 Patching the wall holes

12:10 Plastering the wall

13:30 The completed wall

After living in this house for about 9 years, we finally decided to add some light to the master bedroom by adding a second window. This new window is a south-facing window, which takes advantage of the best solar exposure year-round.

After the installers finished, I was unpleasantly surprised to find out what they did to the existing wall insulation and vapor barrier. I then spent a couple days patching things up as best as I could. This video describes the process.