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I just bought an AC to install into my wall but their is foam insulation there. What do I use to cut it out?

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I want to install a 1 sided aluminum foam insulation to keep the heat out. do i install it aluminum side facing the sun or foam side facing the sun?

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I don't have a wet blower, just a rental machine. Don't want to use cellulose because it settles, rockwool does not. Wall has staggered 2×4 studs on a 6" plate.

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Hi, I read some posts about insulating apartment walls and answers were to put up the foam sheets. I’m doing that for my windows and my front door. Works excellent. However, I would like to use Great Stuff, spray insulation for my walls because if there is already insulation, it doesn’t work very well. As [...]

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Any recommendations? I’m clueless on what to use on my cabin that is being built in Missouri. It’s small, it’s cheap, just how I like it. Any ideas on what I could/should use to save money and make a well insulated cabin would be great, mainly about the foam insulation though. do it yourself spray [...]

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I have a quarter-sized spill from some foam insulation on my ceramic bathroom sink. I initially cleaned it but a thin layer still remains. It’s been there for months and is as hard as rock. I’d damage the ceramic if I’d use a metal scraper. I’ve tried using Goof-Off, but it did little to no [...]

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While trying to pull a wire from the kitchen wall down into the basement, a light white powdery substance came out. The fallen pieces immediately crumbled upon the slightest touch and are bright white. Looking closer up through the hole, it looks like a foam insulation that is at least 2 inches thick. It lies [...]

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I am helping my sister add insulation to her attic space, she has just purchased a 100= yr old house and wants to leave the beams exposed, sheet rock and insulate in between the beams. She purchased rigid foam board insulation at the advice of a home inspector, trying to get an idea on how [...]

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