Ha…just made you say underwear! Seriously, though, the workers started pulling off the wood siding a couple of weeks ago and this is what they found:
Nothing! No insulation! This was one drafty old home. Colder than a well diggers butt without his…well, his insulated underwear. And the home must have been leaky, too. Perhaps the indoor breezes were considered a feature in the pre-air conditioned days of the 1920’s.
That’s going to change.
The wood is going to be stripped of it’s nasty ol’ lead paint, reprimed and replaced. But before that happens Icynene foam insulation is going to be sprayed in. This stuff will expand into every nook and cranny making this new old home super insulated.
The owners are going to enjoy some benefits for their troubles, too. Aside from the reduced utility bills, they qualify for up to 30%-of-cost tax rebates under the new stimulus program for installation of green insulation.
Go green and save green…Makes me all warm inside just thinking about it…
~ Burke
Tags: Atlanta, energy efficient, GA, Icynene, insulation, stimulus
No insulation! Wow. Can you imagine the energy savings the homeoswner(s) would have realized over a 90 year period?
Good to see you at Matt’s party.
Good to see you too, Carol, sporting that houndstouth brim. Us fedora-wearin’ EcoBrokers got to stick together.