Room temperature....

[Junkman]

My wife is complaining that I keep the house too cold. I say that it is warm enough for me and the dogs, and that she should just put on another sweater. What temperature do you keep you home during the daytime, and at the nighttime???? She is claiming that the colder it gets, the more that her ***** stick out. As you can see, there is no truth to this. Up till last week, she was virtually flat chested!!!

PS... any suggestions on what to get her for presents???

 

[bmwpower]

60-61 at night
63 in the daytime

A breast reduction might be a place to start.
Or find yourself a better job so she doesn't have to strip at night.

 

[tdkkart]

She is claiming that the colder it gets, the more that her ***** stick out.

Christ, it looks to me like your doors must be froze shut by now.........

 

[D KRAGER]

62 at night
67-68 when we are home

 

[ironroad 9c1]

lol
I find its warm here at 71 when I come in from outside, but then after I'm inside for a bit I feel cold so I bump it up to 73 and I have a space heater on tin the computer room right now.I hate winter.

 

[D KRAGER]

I think also depends on how tight your house is... Ours is nearly new, and when it's set at 67, it feels 10X warmer than my buddy's house that is 72, but his is an old farm house with little insulation. You can almost feel the wind blow through it.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

64 during the day
58 at night

Although it does get bumped up when company comes around.

 

[krooser]

Since I bought a pellet stove I keep the house about 75F... we used to freeze @ 65 but not anymore... AND it's now cheaper to stay warm than when we froze.

Last month's gas bill was $30.00 for hot water...

 

[Robbs Ram SST]

65-67 during the day
63 at night

 

[walrus]

R-54 ceiling and R42 walls, makes for comfortable living space. I leave my thermostat at 70 all the time. Use my wood stove to supplement

 

[brad d]

R-54 ceiling and R42 walls, makes for comfortable living space. I leave my thermostat at 70 all the time. Use my wood stove to supplement

What did you do to get R42 walls?

 

[walrus]

What did you do to get R42 walls?

2 by 6 walls, cut and fit foam, foamed cracks, 1 inch of foam over the inside face of the studs, thats 6.5 inches of foam, 7 per inch figures to 42 or so.

 

[Mellotron]

72 Degrees Day and Night. Heat Pump. Currently 24 Degrees outside.

 

[brad d]

2 by 6 walls, cut and fit foam, foamed cracks, 1 inch of foam over the inside face of the studs, thats 6.5 inches of foam, 7 per inch figures to 42 or so.

wow that should not take much to heat, too bad that foam is so pricey

 

[PAToyota]

Considering the times threads have been hijacked into the gutter, is this the first time a girly thread has been hi-jacked into a serious discussion?

 

[walrus]

wow that should not take much to heat, too bad that foam is so pricey

You buy insulation once, you pay for heat the rest of your life

I'm going to build a shop this spring( at least start it). I plan on covering the studs with 2" foam on the outside and then put on the sheathing. The theorey is in cold weather climes that any inside air escaping into your wall will never go thru dew point with R-10 or greater foam on the outside. I will then fill cavity between studs with fiberglas. I will do the underneath of the trusses with 2 inch foam also and then put r-30 or greater fiber above the foam. The foam makes a great vapor barrier if you pay attention to the cracks with canned foam or caulk. When you live in Maine, the winters are long and being cold *****

Here's a link that goes over insulation methods by a guy who knows

www.buildingscience.com

 

[Fast Orange]

Junk-
If cold gets you results like that,I'm ripping out the heater and busting out the windows.

 

[Ironcrow]

Do you guys run at 62 to 65 F because you are comfortable at that temperature or just cheap bastrds? (if you have been looking for work for 6 months, disregard this question )

 

[Junkman]

You buy insulation once, you pay for heat the rest of your life

I'm going to build a shop this spring( at least start it). I plan on covering the studs with 2" foam on the outside and then put on the sheathing. The theorey is in cold weather climes that any inside air escaping into your wall will never go thru dew point with R-10 or greater foam on the outside. I will then fill cavity between studs with fiberglas. I will do the underneath of the trusses with 2 inch foam also and then put r-30 or greater fiber above the foam. The foam makes a great vapor barrier if you pay attention to the cracks with canned foam or caulk. When you live in Maine, the winters are long and being cold *****

Here's a link that goes over insulation methods by a guy who knows

www.buildingscience.com

I did this when I built my home in 1982, and if I had to do over again, I would put the foam on the inside, not the outside. One thing that I have found in one place is that the mice have chewed a hole into the foam at the bottom, under the siding, and have made a tunnel to get into the walls. I have sealed it up, and I think that I have stopped the problem, but there is no way that I would make this mistake again. Learn from my experiances...

Do you guys run at 62 to 65 F because you are comfortable at that temperature or just cheap bastrds? (if you have been looking for work for 6 months, disregard this question )

I keep the thermostate set at 55 when we go to sleep, and move it up to 62 for the daytime. The pellet stove keeps the downstairs at 70+. I haven't worked a day in the past 8 years, but I have been a cheap ******* all my life.

 

[chaingang]

Holy **** Junk,
What do you mean "there are no good days with my wife". I could have a very good day with your wife.

 

[Junkman]

Holy **** Junk,
What do you mean "there are no good days with my wife". I could have a very good day with your wife.

You are welcome to try........ Just don't blame me when you wind up in the hospital....

 

[walrus]

I did this when I built my home in 1982, and if I had to do over again, I would put the foam on the inside, not the outside. One thing that I have found in one place is that the mice have chewed a hole into the foam at the bottom, under the siding, and have made a tunnel to get into the walls. I have sealed it up, and I think that I have stopped the problem, but there is no way that I would make this mistake again. Learn from my experiances...

I've heard of this, I plan to use a piece of pressure treated on the bottom of the insulation and then use pressure treated plywood on the bottom course of sheathing. I have it on the inside of my house and it would easier if it was on inside so I may change my mind. Lord knows there enough freakin mice around me, thanks for tip

 

[PAToyota]

 

[buzz]

You buy insulation once, you pay for heat the rest of your life

I'm going to build a shop this spring( at least start it). I plan on covering the studs with 2" foam on the outside and then put on the sheathing. The theorey is in cold weather climes that any inside air escaping into your wall will never go thru dew point with R-10 or greater foam on the outside. I will then fill cavity between studs with fiberglas. I will do the underneath of the trusses with 2 inch foam also and then put r-30 or greater fiber above the foam. The foam makes a great vapor barrier if you pay attention to the cracks with canned foam or caulk. When you live in Maine, the winters are long and being cold *****

Here's a link that goes over insulation methods by a guy who knows

www.buildingscience.com

I just finished building and went the 2" foam route over a 2x4 wall with R14 in it. Foundation got 4" all the way down. I have also installed temp, RH and moisture content sensors throughout the wall section to keep an eye on things. The 2" is borderline for keeping the dew point out as there's a few points where the actual temp comes awfully close to the dew point temp. I would think that with a 2x6 wall you might actually see the dew point happen in the wall, unless you went to a 3" foam. Keep in mind, the temps we see here in Winnipeg drop down to -40.

As for the foam on the inside or outside, I'd prefer to have it on the outside to protect the structure from the massive temp cycling we see, not just to help with heat loss. I also sheeted the ground level with a sheet of pressure treated plywood that is half below grade and half above so the foam was protected down a ways below grade.

 

[matt60j]

Thats what 63 degrees looks like there My wife would never go for that. We keep it 69-70 during the day and 67 at night. We have a 1600 sq ft, two story berm house. We've used between 350-400 gal lp year for the last 5 years we lived here. All appliances are elec. -MATT