weird wall question
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:19 pm
Well, I started out replacing two living room windows... and while the trim was off, I decided to replace the wall panels... and finding out that there was only an inch or so of sprayed-in foam insulation, I decided to upgrade the insulation while I had the panels off... and in tearing out the old foam insulation, I discovered an oddity in my walls:
The exterior wall has a gap of about a foot between upper and lower sheets of plywood, where I can now see the aluminum siding from inside the room.
Is there a reason for this, or was it just a cost-saving measure?
Even though over the aluminum siding there is now a layer of foamboard insulation and then vinyl siding, when it's windy, I can feel the draft through this opening (I'm having trouble finding insulation, so the walls have been exposed for a week or so now).
I was going to use silicone and seal the gaps between the plywood and the aluminum to try to block some of this airflow, but thought I should ask just in case there is a reason I shouldn't - this is not only my first mobile home, but also the first home I've had to do any repair work on myself so I'm worried about screwing up!
I took pics to show what I was talking about, but I don't know how to get them to show up here, so I'll see if I can put them in my profile somewhere...
The exterior wall has a gap of about a foot between upper and lower sheets of plywood, where I can now see the aluminum siding from inside the room.
Is there a reason for this, or was it just a cost-saving measure?
Even though over the aluminum siding there is now a layer of foamboard insulation and then vinyl siding, when it's windy, I can feel the draft through this opening (I'm having trouble finding insulation, so the walls have been exposed for a week or so now).
I was going to use silicone and seal the gaps between the plywood and the aluminum to try to block some of this airflow, but thought I should ask just in case there is a reason I shouldn't - this is not only my first mobile home, but also the first home I've had to do any repair work on myself so I'm worried about screwing up!
I took pics to show what I was talking about, but I don't know how to get them to show up here, so I'll see if I can put them in my profile somewhere...