jar546
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Owens Corning R19 6-1/4" Fiberglass Batt insulation is reduced to R18 when placed into a 2x6 wood stud cavity.
I never knew that.
I never knew that.
Luckily I did not use any bushings, so the NM I pulled keeps the studs nice and toasty!jar546 said:Thank goodness all of the metal studs in my house are interior partition studs away from the exterior walls.
If we uncompressed it does it get higher r value?peach said:any time we compress insulation, we reduce the R value..
Absolutely. That's why New Jersey smells like it does. The factories leave the stink behind so the products don't smell.jwilly3879 said:That's why I prefer Johns Manville.