Once upon a time, when someone would mention “plaster” or “plastered”, my tail would wag and I’d anxiously wonder what bar we were heading to and what marvelous hijinks I’d find myself regretting the next day. Now when I hear “plaster”, I think about the skills needed to apply gypsum smoothly to a wall. Oh, how fun this maturing thing is.
However, if you’re a homeowner, there’s plenty about plaster that you can get excited about and the InsOwall Eco Insulating Plaster is one of them. [click to continue…]
If you suspect you have a draft from your window, it’s something to take care of sooner than later. Your home can lose energy from heat exiting and even require more heat to compensate the cold air that could be coming in. [click to continue…]
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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