Load Bearing Wisdom

Or Ethernet, for example AP drops or cameras in the soffits.

Already in the works, adding a ceiling fan to the living room, and a couple extra lights in places.

That's amazing!

I did look into my states rebate programs, and they only allow them if you pay a contractor to do the work, and even then, they have to be an approved contractor, and they get the rebate, not you, so hopefully you trust them 🤦‍♂️

Someone else mentioned blow in insulation, and I did consider it, but it's a bit messy and fussy for what I want to do with the space in the future. So batting it is 🤷‍♂️

submit the receipts to my state’s energy rebate program and was 100% reimbursed

So many people don't know to look for these reimbursements, many countries have them

I was in the pool!

You know your measurement system is fucked up when the British are calling you out on it! 😅

Says a country that drives on left. (Against rest of world), stills uses pounds (currency), and uses"stones"

Canadian, same. Dual measures are pretty universal. It's honestly nearly impossible to find a stupid metric only tape. Super weird to see imperial only. Could be an old tool?

Yes, to an area with more air if at all possible.

Peanut butter is the best bait for mouse traps I've ever used.

It's super old, and I doubt it was 8 inches when installed, probably 3 or 4. Crazy. Old houses 🤷‍♂️

True story! Especially batting or blown in.

I'm only at like $500 for materials so far. Although spray foam would be like $8000 👀

The times I've gone up into my attic to do anything and have to crawl on my belly in blown in fiberglass are too many. I feel you.

Right?!

RE in the sense that ¾ inch of insulation is technically still insulation 🙄

From what I've read, the difference is pretty minimal.

Plus I'd need the blower, and all the hassle. Probably want to do it in one day, whereas with the batts I'm able to do it a little bit every day after work.

The key is that there are boards on top of the joists, for storage and stuff. I'd like to keep them, even though it reduces my max potential r value. Again, this is a short term solution, a year or two at most.

Yeah the upstairs especially is uh, following the weather outside pretty closely

This will be my first winter in this house, so unfortunately(fortunately?) I won't have any first hand comparison to how bad it was before.

But yes, I think it'll be much improved. I'll know it's better if I don't have monster sized icicles.

I left a place like that for one that included heat in the rent.

Yep, thanks!

Airtight so air doesn't flow from the conditioned space to the unconditioned. And insulated. But the insulation isn't trapped, it can breath. Plus ridge vents, and in my case, gable vents.

The only thing I'm sealing in a questionable way, is the joists between floors, because they are open to winter air.

But technically that should be fine? The temp should be the same on both sides, nowhere for moisture to condense.. hmm.. I'll dig deeper on that.