12-05-2010, 06:01 AM
mdd, when you take away ventilation *edit* as the main design element for cooling *end edit*(which you would need to do if you fully insulate a house, otherwise the insulation would be pretty pointless, agreed?) then you create the need for either heat or cold to be brought into the house in order to circulate air, get rid of potentially damaging condensation and get the desired effect of either warmer or cooler (the typical reason for getting insulation in the first place). You are talking about something that is my line of work, my profession, and my passion. Building, permitting, codes, all of that. Proof? Start here: Contact a local architect. Contact a local engineer. Ask the professionals. Then let's discuss. Maybe on another thread?? I work with these professionals and have had long, long discussions about the topic.
If you completely seal up a house, then you're going to have condensation any time you bring heat into that house, especially in our tropical climate. You have to have some means of getting rid of that moisture. Here in Hawaii (where ARE you living, btw?) most house designs are very well designed without insulation, instead using ventilation to pull air up and out of a house, thereby getting rid of moisture, bringing in fresh air and cooling the structure, all at once.
Fern Forest. Last night it was 64. Coquis went all night, as usual. Sometimes it gets cold enough to quiet them down earlier in the night, not typically. Which begs the question, again, where do you live and where are you getting your 'facts'?
Enough catering to the sidelines, back to the issue. I posted a note to travelers on the trip advisor website, thanks for the tips! I've thought of painting something on our roof too, Bullwinkle, hahaaa! Rocket launcher! I was thinking we should just get a fake rocket launcher that puffs out smoke and makes a noise but no rocket. That's my reaction when I hear the copters most time: envisioning lighting the smoke belcher, boom! lol.
If you completely seal up a house, then you're going to have condensation any time you bring heat into that house, especially in our tropical climate. You have to have some means of getting rid of that moisture. Here in Hawaii (where ARE you living, btw?) most house designs are very well designed without insulation, instead using ventilation to pull air up and out of a house, thereby getting rid of moisture, bringing in fresh air and cooling the structure, all at once.
Fern Forest. Last night it was 64. Coquis went all night, as usual. Sometimes it gets cold enough to quiet them down earlier in the night, not typically. Which begs the question, again, where do you live and where are you getting your 'facts'?
Enough catering to the sidelines, back to the issue. I posted a note to travelers on the trip advisor website, thanks for the tips! I've thought of painting something on our roof too, Bullwinkle, hahaaa! Rocket launcher! I was thinking we should just get a fake rocket launcher that puffs out smoke and makes a noise but no rocket. That's my reaction when I hear the copters most time: envisioning lighting the smoke belcher, boom! lol.
Melissa Fletcher
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