<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Remember to watch the airseal barrier location where dissimilar surfaces meet. If there is a drop ceiling lower than the main ceiling and there is open area, there could be an infiltration/exfiltration pathway. Insulation layer (Cellulose) MUST touch the back of the airseal layer (drywall) with no gaps.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you are concern with bowing of drywall due to dense packing, consider using 5/8” thick drywall on 16” center supports.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><div class="">On Feb 18, 2017, at 7:45 AM, Sacie Lambertson <<a href="mailto:sacie.lambertson@gmail.com" class="">sacie.lambertson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">There is no closed cavity as such. Rather it is a matter of the netted insulation going into the space at the end of a rafter run where the rafter meets the ceiling below, ie into the joist. The ceiling is open still, is no dry wall. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The suggestion we staple cardboard in this space is a great one, easily done. Thanks Mike for the suggestion. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">If the existing ceiling is uneven, we'll strap the whole thing.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks for the various responses.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Sacie</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Clarke Olsen <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:colsen@fairpoint.net" target="_blank" class="">colsen@fairpoint.net</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">True: I doubt in would stick to a ceiling.<br class="">
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</span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Feb 15, 2017, at 12:36 PM, Topher Belknap <<a href="mailto:topher@greenfret.com" class="">topher@greenfret.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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> Greetings,<br class="">
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> I wouldn't wet spray cellulose into a cavity. The only reason for wet<br class="">
> spraying, that I can see, it to have it stick to a wall assembly which<br class="">
> is still open to the space. That way it can (and should) be thoroughly<br class="">
> dried before putting on the wallboard. Since it will be dried and firm<br class="">
> by then, no additional force will occur for the wallboard. For already<br class="">
> closed spaces, blow *dry* cellulose to 3.5 pounds / foot^3.<br class="">
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> Thank you kindly,<br class="">
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> Topher<br class="">
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> Topher Belknap<br class="">
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