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can you mix fiberglass insulation and a rycycled cotton insulation together and use it to insulate your home?
It is better not to mix two materials. You can have a layer of fiberglass then put the cotton on top or vise versa.
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Compared to Fiberglass insulation, how much warmer or colder would recycled cotton or cellulose insulation be? please answer fast!
I worked with recycled cotton insulation when I worked with
Habitat for Humanity in Baton Rouge, LA., and they told us
that it would work great down there because they have mild
winters, but it wouldn't be good for up north. so I guess it
depends on where you live.
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Generally, insulation works by trapping air in tiny, tiny cells which inhibits the transfer of energy (heat from a warmer area to an area without as much heat).
My home is 16 years old. I have a standard peaked roof with plenty of ventilation to service my whole house fan which was installed at the time the house was built. This substance was just noticed this year when I was servicing the whole house fan. There are several clumps of the substance about the size of your fist or slightly larger.There are two bathroom exhaust fans which exhaust into the attic. They are ducted but the ducts end near the sheetmetal roof vents(5-6").Is this substance dangerous? what causes it? How do I get rid of it? Do I need to take any precautions when removing it?
I'd say that it is related to a moisture problem that stems from your incorrectly installed bathroom vents. They should NEVER be exhausted into the attic space -- period. Extend the vents through the roof so that the moisture being exhausted from the bathrooms will be moved outside. Mold and mildew are serious problems that need to be addressed by professionals.
In blunt format, has the rare delicacies in life that has been pleasurable, sweet like cotton candy, made you realize you are not munching on pleasure but pain when the coarse sweetness transpires to utter pain and distaste, like insulation?
Philosophy/Psychology/ / /
Not really, because if I decide something is painful I try to walk away from it as quickly as possible. Only a martyr or a masochist would subject themselves to pain they didn't have to suffer, and I am neither one of those.
(Good question, though; shows a lot of insight)
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PORTLAND
We know, we know: The last thing the world needs is another t-shirt maker, right? Looptworks , a new Portland-based apparel company that makes clothing made of pre-consumer waste, is doing more than making and selling t-shirts, according to its founders. It’s trying to raise awareness about a huge issue that rarely crosses the minds of consumers.
“We’re a blip on radar as far as this problem,” says Scott Hamlin, a founding partner of Looptworks.
Hamlin and his partners Gary Peck and Jim Stutts, long-time apparel industry veterans, have seen firsthand the impact of the fashion industry on developing nations’ water supplies, air quality and traditions.
Can I safely re-use old cotton batting for attic insulation ...
Most cotton futons are treated with boric acid in the form of borate powder, the same flame retardant used in cotton insulation. Borate also increases mold and mildew resistance. Unless you have a natural, untreated futon, the fill might be comparable to cotton insulation.
However, getting approval from a building department may be tricky. The amount of borate in your futon is probably unknown, and the material did not undergo the strict testing protocols that commercial insulation products typically require. The Uniform Building Code sets limits for flame-spread and smoke density (UBC 707.3), and a building inspector might call you on those. The UBC has provisions for alternative materials, but you would have to demonstrate to a building department official that the material is suitable. You could get yourself a sample of cotton insulation and compare the flammability to your futon fill.
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and tree ornaments made of plastic, glass, paper and foil, some wired with unpolarized plugs attached to electric cords wound with cotton insulation.Celebrity Baby Blog (blog) - Nov 29, 2009
Machine-washable, these cute lunch totes are made of cotton, nylon lining and foam insulation. And, Tori Spelling's little ones love lounging around in the and more »PR Newswire (press release) - Nov 20, 2009
denim recycling program, which will now be converted into UltraTouch(TM) natural cotton fiber insulation to aid communities in need," says Paula G. Rosario, and more »Fibre2fashion.com - Nov 23, 2009
FROM BLUE TO GREEN denim recycling program, which will now be converted into UltraTouch natural cotton fiber insulation to aid communities in need,” says and more »
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Textile waste could go to create carpets, insulation and other products. “Lots of things can be done from a down-cycling perspective,” he says.Al-Bawaba - Nov 29, 2009
Moreover, Geant, Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society and Carrefour are encouraging customers to purchase a reusable cloth or jute bag and Spinneys has insulation and more »Boston Globe - Nov 13, 2009
Cellulose insulation looks like dirty cottony paper-pulp. You are also lucky if you have fiberglass (that pink cotton-candy-looking stuff.
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