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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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coast at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>,
warm and humid. I was at <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Ft.</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lewis</st1:PlaceName> in December on my way to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place> in 1954, didn’t seem like
winter and continuous’ humidity. Read what Listiburek says about that
climate. I would think that it would be good to keep the moisture out of
the attic. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sacie Lambertson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, November 10, 2011
8:14 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Greenbuilding<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Dan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Greenbuilding] attic
insulation in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>
house</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>All, I would appreciate advice. I am going to <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City> to help our son
install insulation in an unconditioned attic in a 1906 house that has been
completely upgraded with insulation everywhere except the attic. (As an
aside, I was amazed to find in Seattle NO pre-50s houses on the market had
attic insulation and most had none in the walls either--pretty amazing).<br>
<br>
We plan to carefully seal any openings between the conditioned space below and
the attic, then blow in however much cellulose we need.<br>
<br>
J. Listiburek is quite adamant about the need for a wash of air via continuous
soffit ventilation when insulating this way. But no one in the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City> marine climate
has continuous soffits vents. What is our alternative? What else
should we be concerned about? Ice dams btw are not a problem in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
<br>
L. doesn't like one to store anything in the attic either, but if one has
walk-in space up there, why not? What are the considerations here?<br>
<br>
Thanks, Sacie</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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