Reinsulate the Overhang
December 2006
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Our house has this overhang in the front approximately three feet out from the first floor. It runs the entire length of the house. When I was working on the Home Network project I ran into some issues with the insulation and wires I found in the overhang area I was working in. Quite frankly it was disgusting. Mice had totally over-run the area. The wires were chewed and the insulation fouled. I knew I'd have to do something about the rest of it at some point.


Then the Attic Gap project came along. It shared some of the space of the overhang and the foulness that
went with it. Though it was still disgusting (as you can see in the picture), the thing that finally convinced
me to do the job was the draft I could feel pouring in through the overhang.With the Attic Gap sealed, I had
to move onto the next "Gap" project.


So all the insulation came out. With it came two mice and a rat - nasty! Hidden behind the insulation I
found this. I've found worse, but it's still annoying to find.

 
With all the insulation out, I could start filling the gaps with spray foam insulation.


When the foam was dry it was time for new R-19 insulation. It's twice the thickness of what was there and
it's all nice and clean.

The overhang is done as well as the Attic Gap. That's two sides down and two to go. Stay tuned.




 




 





      





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