Page 11 - Green Builder Remodeling Field Report 2021
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WHAT WENT
WRONG?
As is common in older
homes, fiberglass
Hidden voids. Looking from the living area into the insulation was installed
kitchen area at the north wall, the heat map shows improperly, leaving
multiple areas of inadequate and missing insulation gaping voids at the top
and uncontrolled thermal transmission. of cavities, around
penetrations and
A LEAKY LEGACY elsewhere.
“You’ve got multiple insulation
voids, warm air infiltration
above headers and around
sliding doors. It’s a mess.”
REMODELING FIELD REPORT GREEN BUILDER 11
