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You know, there once was a time when I would get excited about new shoes or a band coming to town. Now I get excited when I learn about a new kind of insulation. Ugh … I am getting old.
Anyway, I’m excited. Friends of mine who are doing a complete home reno recently introduced me to a terrific project – Roxul ComfortBatt Insulation – and should I need to insulate a home in the future, I’m pretty sure I’d turn to it too.
Yes, ComfortBatt insulates and saves energy like mad – the 3½” thick batts have R-value ratings of R14 and R15 and the 5½” thick batts receive R-value ratings of R22 and R23. Impressive – but that’s to be expected of something we’d recommend, right? What I like most about Roxul is what truly sets it apart from other products.
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I’m exposing myself as an uber-geek with this post, but when I first saw the bucket of Air Dry Plastic Coating from Gempler’s, my first thought was NOT “Wow, now I can insulate some of my tools.” Instead, it was “Wow, if I dumped a couple of these over my head, I could TOTALLY be that monster who killed Lt. Tasha Yar for Halloween!”
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