Charlie:
Ton in the Heights has something here for you, Tom. He says his current house has foam insulation in the attic and he thinks it’s great!
Tom:
Good.
Charlie:
It keeps his attic cool in the summer, because you know they spend a lot of time up there, warm in the winter … Sorry Tom.
Tom:
He spends a lot of time in his attic?
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Charlie:
No, I’m just saying. What does it matter? Anyway-
Tom:
Listen, if he’s happy with it, why is he writing?
Charlie:
Well, they’re moving to an older house.
Tom:
Oh, okay.
Charlie:
This is why he’s writing. It’s like … I’m so glad you’re keeping up here!
Tom:
No, I was wondering if people call me and say, “I’m really happy with everything I have!”
Okay.
Charlie:
Thank you!
Tom:
Next caller, please.
Charlie:
It’s like people get on Match.com, “I love my wife.”
All right, so let’s see. Oh boy. He says, “We are now moving to an older house that does not have an insulated attic but I’d like to have it insulated. What would you recommend, Tom?” Let me guess.
Tom:
I wouldn’t recommend doing anything to an older house like that. But if he’s so happy with it and he wants to do it, who am I to say not to do it? I don’t think it’s a good idea because an older home is not a home that’s built today and the foam is not a good thing and the breath-ability and the mechanical systems involved with it all … Things like this, you’re going to have to retrofit that entire home to make it actually perform. It’s going to be-
Charlie:
That’s really what it comes down to. It’s the breathe-ability issue more than anything.
Tom:
Yeah. With the newer homes, they put in fresh air returns, dehumidifiers in the attics, they do all these different mechanical systems … Just doesn’t make sense