i removed a direct-vent fireplace from our family room and have to remove the venting and fill the hole in the wall. What type of insulation should I use behind the drywall? Is it OK to just use expanding foam insulation for the hole? I currently have fibreglass batt insulation in the wall
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Expanding foam insulation is infused into empty space to stop the air from leaking via the walls. This kind of insulation has advantages over other conventional insulation. The primary component of this expanding foam insulation is foam, this foam is substance formed by trapping numerous gas bubbles in solid or liquid. Simply because of their [...]
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