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abq



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:55 pm    Post subject: Need help choosing insulation material Reply with quoteFind all posts by abq

I have an older home partially constructed with cement block (hollow core blocks). The outside walls have no insulation either on the inside or on the outside under the stucco.

I just recently bought the home and the seller had a new stucco coat put on the outside without adding solid foam insulation first. A cheap and quick job for a quick sell.

So I would like to insulate the inside of the exterior cement block walls by using rigid foam insulation sheets and then cover that with sheetrock/wallboard.

I remember many years ago that it was unsafe to use rigid foam inside a house because a fire would create a toxic gas when the flame reached the foam.

So the question is this: Is there any safe rigid foam insulation for interior use? Brand name? Chemical name?

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Thanks for the help.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quoteFind all posts by gleearch

http://www.aiacolorado.org/SDRG/div07/index.html
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abq



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:06 am    Post subject: thanks, Gerard Lee Reply with quoteFind all posts by abq

Thanks for the link. I will study it. Any further replies to my question are still welcome.

Frank
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