[Cob] wool for insulation

[Christopher Reinhart]

When I visited the Heart House in Oregon, Ianto told me that they ruined a
washing machine trying to wash the wool.  He said that after that they took
the unwashed wool, put it in plastic bags, and used it that way with good
results.

Here's a link to a table of R-values on wool insulation that I found (it's
for carded wool batts, so it probably won't be exactly the same as what
you're using, but it can serve as an approximation).
http://www.goodshepherdwool.com/Rvalue.htm

-Chris

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Henry Raduazo <raduazo at cox.net> wrote:

> I think heard that you should not wash the wool or at least not wash
> it in such a way as to remove the lanolin. It protects the wool from
> moths.
> Ed
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Kristen Davenport wrote:
>
> > Hi there
> > I have a nearly unlimited source for wool if I want it. I was
> > thinking of
> > using this as insulation for our home remodel/cob addition. I don't
> > want to
> > have to do a lot to it-- I was thinking to wash it, soak it in the
> > borax
> > solution , and stuff it into the places I need it. Does anyone have a
> > general guideline for the R-value of wool like this in its natural
> > state?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Kristen
> >
> >
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