Cob: Questions about wool- air gap venting in roof

Wed Jun 11 14:04:28 CDT 2003

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<P>Cat here, don't quite understand the gap thing but I saw someone use egg crates, the big 24 egg , paper ones.  They attached them to a ceiling for sound reduction in a recording studio.  Would this work for your situation?<BR><BR></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Taylor Publishing-DirtCheapBuilder <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Taylor Publishing-DirtCheapBuilder <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>To: David Atmoweg <VESUVIUSBOBO at EMAIL.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>CC: Chuck & Linda <CLEARNED at BMINET.COM>, coblist at deatech.com 
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: Questions about wool- air gap venting in roof 
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<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:45:10 -0700 
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<DIV></DIV>>On Uncleaned wool: In his experience, the stuff can sit around 
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<DIV></DIV>>forever unwashed and be ignored by pests, for whom the sheepiness is 
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<DIV></DIV>>simply overwhelming. +++++++++ 
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<DIV></DIV>>WOW David, you made my day...I keep looking a this huge bag of dirty 
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<DIV></DIV>>fleece I have with the slowly receding "odaire'du ewe" and see no 
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<DIV></DIV>>moths, etc and am happy to report even the field mice aren't 
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<DIV></DIV>>stealing bits of it! 
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<DIV></DIV>>So If I get around to washing it I would love to use it in the 
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<DIV></DIV>>ceiling of my studio...one caveat, I am aware there must be an 
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<DIV></DIV>>airgap between the insulation (of any type) and the underside of the 
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<DIV></DIV>>roof ceiling..I Journal of Light Construciton saw some "baffles" of 
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<DIV></DIV>>material that let about 1/2" to 1" of space remain, ensuring 
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<DIV></DIV>>ventilation. 
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<DIV></DIV>>I was wondering if simple sturdy cardboard could be bent at edges 
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<DIV></DIV>>to allow the same venting? then stapled to the rafter sides, etc. My 
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<DIV></DIV>>other idea was rolled/bunched up netting that would take up some 
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<DIV></DIV>>"space" buffering the insualtion from touching the roof underside, 
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<DIV></DIV>>but allow air thru. Any opinions? 
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<DIV></DIV>>Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing 
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<DIV></DIV>>http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com http://www.papercrete.com 
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<DIV></DIV>>PO Box 375, Cutten (Eureka) CA 95534 707-441-1632 
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<DIV></DIV>>tms at northcoast.com 
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