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Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes
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Our operation, Rising Sun Energy Services, insulates a lot of walls using cellulose blown in through 2" holes. As simple as a tapered 2" plug might be, we've been having a very hard time sourcing a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by tedkidd Apr 20, 2012.
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Dan Antonioli replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Got the catalog with the plug samples. Love it!"
Matthew Redmond replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Dan, Now that ARRA is finishing up, NY WAP will be going back to our old production schedule of 10,00 to 12,000 units or so per year spread out over about 200 crews. We're laying off by the hundreds statewide right…"
Jason Kaylor replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Holy moly that is just under 96 a day, at 7 days a week.....I gave you leap day off :)
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Dan Antonioli replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Wow, 70,000 in two years?! That's a big operation.
Most of the homes we work on are older redwood-sided buildings with no plywood sheathing and siding removal and reconnecting takes a much higher level of skill than our job training program…"
Matthew Redmond replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Dan, I haven't used the foam plugs, just the wood on residential and the plastic on mobile homes. I suppose for interior work they might work well...."
Dan Antonioli replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Have you had any problems with the foam plugs? I just got some samples from J&R Products yesterday and the foam plugs looks promising, though I'm concerned that they make for a weak patch. They fit more easily, yes, but they aren't as…"
Matthew Redmond replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Hey Dan, FYI. Several years ago we transitioned all our crews to 1 1/4" id hose with 2 9/16" drilled holes. It increased production by approx 30 percent. In the majority of cases we install all dense pack form the exterior. Removing…"
Tracy & Matt replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Hello Dan. We carry Pine Plugs in the 2" size. Our non-profit's weatherization crews use with no issues of sizing. You can order online or call me.
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Bob Mariani replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Any work done poorly will produce unhappy clients. Drill a hole with a hole saw in reverse and use a dust shield. If you do not have one, spray shaving cream over the hole to be and drill away. The dust is all collected in the…"
Jim Gunshinan replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"I was also thinking about a study done in Europe to determine what keeps people from having retrofit work done on their homes. The number one reason why they didn't? Dirt, noise, inconvenience."
Jim Gunshinan replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Hi Ed,
I was thinking in particular of one homeowner who decided to have her walls insulated from the inside to save the expense of renting scaffolding. She was very unhappy with the patch.
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Robert R Gilbert replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"For sheetrock, we use a keyhole saw bill and drill out the 2" hole. We then reinsert the plug and patch."
Ed Ballard replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"I may be mis-reading into the above comments, but it sounds like some of the comments are refering to direct drilling and plugging through the existing siding. I can not even remember the last time we did not remove the siding before blowing the…"
Jim Gunshinan replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"Just a comment: I hear from people about how they don't like how their walls look after the walls have been insulated with blown-in insulation—the whole stands out. A plug is a small thing but could go a long long way toward having…"
Bob Mariani replied to Dan Antonioli's discussion Wooden Plugs For 2" Insulation Holes"I also get mine form J&R products online. They have them for pine, foam and cedar"
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- At 8:36am on March 6, 2012,
Michael D'Orazio said…
Hello Dan,
I am a member of Home Energy Pro's site and have found it to be a great resource. I have been around the energy industry and have new social media website focusing on energy conservation: www.greenplug.nu
Im reaching out ot members who already share the same interest as Green Plug District will focus on. We have a founders page up and looking for pepole to join for free create a profile and start adding content at: http://w321503.s182.ufhosted.com/gp-forum/
- At 7:30pm on January 31, 2012,
Diane Chojnowski said… Hi Dan,
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