[greenbuild] Re: Any leads on local raw wool (for insulation)?
- From: Micheal M Wheeler <mmw5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: greenbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:47:36 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Joe
If you're going to use wool in a location where it can't be laundered, make
sure to treat it with some insecticide (?boric acid?) first to keep the
clothes moths from becoming a major infestation.
Also, if you don't mind using processed stuff, wool batting could fill your
need. It makes wonderful (if heavy) quilts. I remember someone in the
Ithaca Hours listings offering it. You also could try Cheryl Allen
(387-6425 or Old School Farm at the Saturday IFM) to see if she has any left.
Mike
At 10:21 PM 9/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>We're puzzling over how to insulate a large number of separate 18x12x10"
>spaces along the perimeter of our main floor deck. The material may get
>exposed to some wetness over the next 6 months, and we'd like to favor
>natural materials. We have 5 sheep fleeces from this spring's shearing, and
>I'm wondering if I could locate a bunch more (not sure exactly how much) in
>the next week to use for insulating these spaces. Seems like it would be
>moisture-resistant enough in the short-term, and would have R-value of
>around 3.5/in (according to a DOE report).
>
>So, anyone have any leads on leftover sheep fleeces?
>
>Other thoughts on pros/cons of this material in this application?
>
>thanks,
>joe
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