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<\/a>Basic tasks:<\/h3>\n\n- \n
Cleaning out Band Sills<\/h4>\n\n- So I pulled those old fiberglass batts and threw them away, and then shop vac<\/a>
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‘d\u00a0everything very well.\n\n- Wear dust masks<\/a>
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, and long sleeves (keep the irritating fiberglass away from skin).<\/li>\n- Some of the batts had disgusting mold, ice, moisture, mouse droppings, etc. in them, so be prepared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Calculate\u00a0Your Rim\/Band Joist Size\u00a0&\u00a0Which Material to Buy<\/h4>\n\n- I attached a calculator spreadsheet (somewhere below) and some instruction how to use it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Re-Insulating<\/h4>\n\n- Then I put 4 inches (2 plies of 2″ thick foam board) in each bay and spray foamed\u00a0around their perimeters.\n
\n- I wasn’t going to put a whole 4 inches of foam thickness in each bay originally. But after doing some research on appropriate R-values for my climate zone, I eventually realized to do this right, I needed more than just 2″ of foam.<\/li>\n
- It also may have been a requirement of the utility’s reimbursement policy to have a certain R-value. So look up your utility’s policy on efficiency reimbursements, and find out how to meet their qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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File\u00a0Your Utility Rebate<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Cleaning out Band Sills<\/h4>\n\n- So I pulled those old fiberglass batts and threw them away, and then shop vac<\/a>‘d\u00a0everything very well.\n
\n- Wear dust masks<\/a>, gloves<\/a>, and long sleeves (keep the irritating fiberglass away from skin).<\/li>\n
- Some of the batts had disgusting mold, ice, moisture, mouse droppings, etc. in them, so be prepared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Calculate\u00a0Your Rim\/Band Joist Size\u00a0&\u00a0Which Material to Buy<\/h4>\n\n- I attached a calculator spreadsheet (somewhere below) and some instruction how to use it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Re-Insulating<\/h4>\n\n- Then I put 4 inches (2 plies of 2″ thick foam board) in each bay and spray foamed\u00a0around their perimeters.\n
\n- I wasn’t going to put a whole 4 inches of foam thickness in each bay originally. But after doing some research on appropriate R-values for my climate zone, I eventually realized to do this right, I needed more than just 2″ of foam.<\/li>\n
- It also may have been a requirement of the utility’s reimbursement policy to have a certain R-value. So look up your utility’s policy on efficiency reimbursements, and find out how to meet their qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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File\u00a0Your Utility Rebate<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAnimation:<\/h4>\n
‘d\u00a0everything very well.\n- \n
- Wear dust masks<\/a>
- Some of the batts had disgusting mold, ice, moisture, mouse droppings, etc. in them, so be prepared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Calculate\u00a0Your Rim\/Band Joist Size\u00a0&\u00a0Which Material to Buy<\/h4>\n
- \n
- I attached a calculator spreadsheet (somewhere below) and some instruction how to use it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
Re-Insulating<\/h4>\n
- \n
- Then I put 4 inches (2 plies of 2″ thick foam board) in each bay and spray foamed\u00a0around their perimeters.\n
- \n
- I wasn’t going to put a whole 4 inches of foam thickness in each bay originally. But after doing some research on appropriate R-values for my climate zone, I eventually realized to do this right, I needed more than just 2″ of foam.<\/li>\n
- It also may have been a requirement of the utility’s reimbursement policy to have a certain R-value. So look up your utility’s policy on efficiency reimbursements, and find out how to meet their qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
File\u00a0Your Utility Rebate<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAnimation:<\/h4>\n
- Then I put 4 inches (2 plies of 2″ thick foam board) in each bay and spray foamed\u00a0around their perimeters.\n