[Greenbuilding] voluminous wall cavities - limits to what one can reasonably dense pack with a cellulose blower?

[Sam Ewbank]

Would a 2x4 interior load bearing wall be sufficient? That would create a
gap of 3 1/4 inches between the interior and exterior walls.



On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 1:47 AM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

> I understand that it is possible with thick walls (10-1/4" in my case) to
> find oneself unable to achieve a dense pack if the cavities are too
> wide/one doesn't create enough baffles. In the case at hand I am in the
> process of building a double wall (2x6 load-bearing interior, 2x4 ~Larssen
> truss exterior) with about an inch and a quarter gap between the two walls.
> The cavities are between 40 and 60 inches tall and 10-1/4" thick if as I
> intend to I staple mesh across those narrow gaps. Is this adequate? Or
> should I staple mesh *between *the interior and exterior wall assemblies
> and figure out a way to blow cellulose into each separately? Comments and
> suggestions very welcome.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
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Sam Ewbank


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