/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1679878

>>1621526
>asphalt shingled roof and CancerFoam Insulation® with the giant Tyvek Condom®
>What do you recommend instead?

if you want to go best of the best its
1.slate roof
then
2.terracota tiles
3.steel roof

all 3 are a solid bet

for insulation its:
1. thich brick or wood monowall
2.cavity wall (only if its unfilled to allow drying)
3.external rock wool insulation

only 3 acceptable

>>1547170
>My cousin stuffed the walls of his shed (roof already had foam board insulation) with crumpled plastic grocery bags, just because he had a million of them, and covered it with thin decorative paneling, it absolutely changed that shed. It was too hot to work in in the summer and too cold to work in in the winter, now it's tolerable both ways.

This is a brilliant idea, Ill remember this one. At least its more healthier for people living there and materials than that dogshit sprayfoam.

>>1552742
>Like I said I'll be doing a rammed earth construction and it seems that rammed earth can be used to create a totally passive heating/cooling system. Literally $0 in heating and cooling costs

if that were the case, they wouldnt put fiberclass in the cavity of the rammed earth walls

>>1538485
>>1538486
>>1538487
THAT SO PROUDLY WE INHALED
IN OUR LUNGS NOW MOLD RESIDES