What Kind of Insulation is This?

Originally Posted By: thauswirth
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Originally Posted By: jstewart1
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Thomas


I dont have a clue about the insulation, but I was wowed by the real 2xs Its been a while since ive seen them.


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Jerald,


I would imagine you do not see them much down in Florida. Up here in CT I do a lot of historic homes. Did one built in 1787 awhile back. It was an interesting combo of building materials. Probably had a representation of every type/dimension of lumber imaginable from whole unpeeled logs and hand hewn beams to modern 2x6's. That was an interesting one.

By the way, this stuff is seaweed batt insulation.


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Thomas


Wow, thats a first for Seaweed ![icon_surprised.gif](upload://57CELbNgOav4I8DdysEp4jSUiyx.gif)


Originally Posted By: thauswirth
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Jerald,


First time I've seen it in batts. Usually its just stuffed loosely into wall cavities. Since the home was built in the 1940's, maybe it had something to do with a shortage of material for the war effort. They used Kapoc for insulation back then too and that is the same stuff the Navy used in life vests. So maybe seaweed was a necessary alternative.