This Old House - Season 16 Episode 12
Tom Silva tests out the old-fashioned v-shaped gutter he made for the front porch, then takes us on a tour of the house, explaining his preparations for the spray-in insulation. Most of these are like for any other insulation job, like his use of vent chutes to keep the roof cool, though he did have to cover the windows to protect them from overspray and put up one side of the interior walls for those rooms he wants insulated for sound. Paul Kennedy explains the challenges he faced in working with the house's steel studs. Our master carpenter follows the spray-in urethane insulation process - from mixing the two-part formula on a truck to spraying it into stud bays, where the liquid expands to 100 times its volume, to cutting away the excess to allow for the drywall. The system not only insulates, but acts as a vapor barrier and air sealant as well. Outside, painter George Hourihan reveals some tricks of the trade.
First Air Date : 1979-01-01
Last Air date : 2024-10-10
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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- Season 16 : Episode 11994-01-01
- Season 16 : Episode 21994-01-15
- Season 16 : Episode 31994-01-28
- Season 16 : Episode 41994-02-01
- Season 16 : Episode 51994-02-15
- Season 16 : Episode 61994-02-28
- Season 16 : Episode 71994-03-01
- Season 16 : Episode 81994-03-15
- Season 16 : Episode 91994-03-28
- Season 16 : Episode 101994-04-01
- Season 16 : Episode 111994-04-15
- Season 16 : Episode 121994-04-28
- Season 16 : Episode 131994-05-01
- Season 16 : Episode 141994-05-15
- Season 16 : Episode 151994-05-28
- Season 16 : Episode 161994-06-01
- Season 16 : Episode 171994-06-15
- Season 16 : Episode 181994-06-28
- Season 16 : Episode 191995-02-01
- Season 16 : Episode 201995-02-08
- Season 16 : Episode 211995-02-15
- Season 16 : Episode 221995-02-22
- Season 16 : Episode 231995-03-01
- Season 16 : Episode 241995-03-08
- Season 16 : Episode 251995-03-15
- Season 16 : Episode 261995-03-22