Odd attic insulation

[Barry Adair]

Do mud wasps nests have an R value?

the house is almost 100 years old. In another hundred it will be well insulated.

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[phinsperger]

roughly R5 per foot

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by phinsperger

roughly R5 per foot

Paul, you are being generous to the insulation factor of the equivalancy of a 1" syrofoam.


Marcel

[phinsperger]

Well, that would work to 1/12 the insulation value of styrofoam for the same thickness. To get a R30 you would need to have the wasps nests 6 feet deep. The weight would likely become an issue before you could get enough insulative value.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by phinsperger

Well, that would work to 1/12 the insulation value of styrofoam for the same thickness. To get a R30 you would need to have the wasps nests 6 feet deep. The weight would likely become an issue before you could get enough insulative value.

I would guess that whatever R- factor they are worth, it will be better than what was there before, right. ??

Marcel

[phinsperger]

And its Eco freindly too

[jschulte]

Do you think they would damage the wiring?

I have seen something similar in a 30+ year old split level. Only about 2/3 of the nests, but it was early fall and I was looking for movement for quite a while before I got in too far.

I think I remember reading they will not return to an old nest.

[ccbrands1]

Originally Posted by phinsperger

And its Eco freindly too

and cheap.

unless, of course, your allergic to stings.

hospital bills might make it expensive.

[David P. Valley]

Holy Mud Dauber....got wasps?