i tracked energy use/degree days over years and did only one energy saving bit each year. i replaced all the windows (73, iirc), spray foamed the underside of the roof, blown-in fiberglass in attic floor, replaced a gravity-vent boiler with mod/con sealed combustion. I had a 1914 home in wisconsin, plaster/lathe on the inside, brick/stucco on outside. Thanks.ĮDIT: I’m in Los Angeles, close to Culver City, in case my location is helpful~ While we don't get rains much in Southern California, this past winter saw a lot of rains in the area - definitely much more than the previous years, so water damage and mold are definitely my concern.Īny advice and thoughts would be really appreciated. I've read a few posts here mentioning that for old houses with lath and plaster walls, insulation can potentially trap moisture leading to mold problems down the line. So this brings me to the question of whether I should insulate the exterior walls as well as what are some of the things I should be aware of. While it doesn't get as cold as the Midwest or New England in the winter, it does get to 40s or below from time to time, and obviously it does get hot in the summer - Though fortunately, the way the windows are positioned in my house really helps with ventilation in the summer in fact, this past summer, I had the AC on maybe for 2 weeks, and really only in the late afternoon, because thanks to the crosswind, the house remained very cool despite the high temperature outside. There is no insulation between the siding and the lath & plaster walls at all. Can't speak for new construction.I bought an old house last year (built in 1922) that has wood siding and lath and plaster walls. I guess none of you folks are in the New England area if you have never heard of plaster over drywall! It's done all the time in older homes. Rock wool is a far superior product also with regard to sound dampening and fireproof. Additionally, blown in cannot get around the window and door frames and rock wool batts have a higher R value per inch than cellulose. They would be redoing a lot of home and probably be out of business. I don't see insulation companies going around with thermal cameras to check the job after they've blown it in. If you do not open up the walls, you have no idea if the insulation has been blown in properly, unless perhaps you have access to a thermal camera. Most of the cavities are either totally empty or only partially filled. The reason I'm not putting holes in the top of the wall and insulating that way is b/c I already had insulation blown in earlier in 2000 and when I went to open up the walls, there's hardly any insulation. And they bend it down and have mixer fill it up. If you have ever held one you know what I mean. The real plasterers, on stilts, with a plaster hawk full of material are amazing to watch. Hopefully none of them would have painted over hardwood or used vinyl siding though.įaux finishes or plaster and texture veneers usually look off to me in new construction. They are too perfectly flat over the entire surface for one thing.īut you know, if the craftsman who built homes I worked on most had access to the building materials we do? They never would have lath and plastered or made posts and things out of wood termites would gobble. Of course they never look quite the same. I certainly sought to match new walls to old plaster and lath I did. I suspect you would see lots of similar practice around any antique home community where homes were being renovated and getting new walls. I suspect you see more of it in New England because there is a desire to mimmick the old. It's hard to find real plaster people anymore though. On very few, purist owner have wanted the real thing. I have certainly called in wall surfacing teams into antique homes to simulate the plaster that was once there in antique homes. Adding the weight would just make a crappy, poorly secured drywall job sag and pull its tape loose? Click to expand.Hugh? If the walls seemed flimsy putting a coat of plaster on them is certainly not going to make them but, maybe, surface stronger.
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