Water barrier sheeting material good for making clothing too
, H cp p n rr. O reg on W ed n esd ay. June I I . I
S I X - T h * H ep pn er
0 W e weatherproofed our new
home with T yv e k . a breathable air
and water barrier ihccting material
M y w ife noticed that T yvek look*
like a dicer fabric and asked if it
could be used to make low-coat
clothing D o you know1 R W La
Cirande
A As a matter o f fact, you can
buy jackets and overalls made o f two
types o f T yv e k that stop wind and
rain T h e y 're sold as disposable
garments that can withstand limited
laundering
Garments made o f
T yv e k 16 are ligthweight. com for
table. and let perspiration evaporate
Garments made o f T yvek 14. on the
other hand, don't permit the free
passage o f air that lets perspiration
evaporate
T yv e k isn't as durable as most
clothing fabrics It degrades slowly
in sunlight and eventually w ill tear
with use
Whether T yvek could be bonded
s u c c e s s fu lly to m ore-d u ra b le
clothing material and keep its
weather proofing qualities, we don't
know I f any reader knows, w e'd
like to hear about it
Q The fireplace in my home has
a couple o f bricks with no mortar
between them It was built this way
to leave a small opening to the out
side so combustion air could get to
the fire
N ow I'v e installed a
fireplace insert and wonder if these
openings to the outside take away
some o f the heat from the insert
Should I fill in (he openings with
mortar’’
R K , Springfield
A Building codes require outside
combustion air be supplied for all
wood stoves, including fireplace
inserts
You could fill in the openings if
you have another adequate unirce o f
outside air If not. you might modify
the existing openings so they can be
tightly closed when you're not using
the stove
T o help you know if your source
o f outside air meets the code re
quirements. here's part o f what a
booklet put out by the Stale Fire
Marshall and Building Codes D iv i
sion says:
"Flash solid fuel burning ap
pliance shall he equipped with an in
let to assure a sufficient supply o f
outside air for proper fuel combus
tion The inlet shall be capable o f
providing all combustion air from
the exterior o f the building, a crawl
space, an attic or other approved
vented space The inlet shall be
within 24 inches o f the appliance and
may enter through the floor or
through a wall near the floor Some
appliances mav he equipped with the
inlet entering directly into the fire
hox The inlet shall be closable from
the building exterior and must be
designed to prevent burning material
from dropping into concealed space
"C om bustion air ducts shall be
constructed o f noncom bustible
material and have a minimum cross
sectional dimension o f three inches
Combustion air ducts located in air
conditioned spaces shall be insulated
and protected with a vapor barrier to
prevent condensation
"C om bustion air shall not he ob
tained from a hazardous location or
from any areas in which ob jec
tionable quantities o f flammable
vapor, lint or dust arc present C om
bustion air shall not be taken from
the garage Combustion air shall not
be taken from space where the
operation o f a fan may adversely af
feet the flow o f the combustion air
Q W e are seeing television and
newspaper ads for energy saving
new homes, but some are called
"G o o d C en ts" homes and some are
called "Super Good Cents " Could
you explain the d ifferen ce’ -V H .
Portland
A
Both " G o o d Cents” and
"S u per Good C en ts" arc programs
that offer incentives and assistance
to people who build energy -effic lent,
comfortable electrically-heated new
homes Both programs are offered
through electric utilities
The incentives include assistance
with planning and designing the
home, on site visits to ensure that
energy features are installed correct
ly , certification o f the home as
energy e ffic ie n t, and help for
builders with marketing the homes
"Super Gtxxl C ents" is offered by
many public utilities working with
the Bonneville Power Adm inistra
tion "G o o d Cen ts" is a similar pro
gram offered by private m veitor-
owned utilities such as ftirtland
General Electric and Pacific Power
and Light C o
"S u p er G ood C en ts" homes are
somewhat more energy-efficient, but
both programs ensure a new home
th»t will he mespensive to beat and
comfortable to live in The main d if
ference is that a "S u p er G ood
C en ts" home must meet a higher
level o f energy efficiency than a
"G o o d C en ts " home This usually
means that a "S u p er Gixid Cents”
home w ill include at least tw o addi
tional energy efficiency features than
a comparable "G o o d C en ts" home
For exam ple, a "S u p e r G ood
C en ts" home might require R30 in
stead o f R id floor insulation and tri
ple instead o f double glazing com
pared to a similar "G o o d C en ts"
home Your electric utility can pro
vide details
Q W e have a full basement under
our well insulated home The base
ment stays between SO and 60
degrees all year If we insulate the
basement walls and floor w ill our
furnace, which is in the basement be
warm er’’ D B , Rogue R iver
A Basically, the answer to both
o f you r questions is " y e s
H ow ever, to effectively reduce heat
loss from yiair basement, you'll need
If you decide to insulate the base
ment walls, he sure to carry the in
sulation all the way to the floor
above, covering the band joist bet
ween the top o f the foundation wall
and the floor above W e recommend
R I I basement wall insulation or R30
floor insulation with R I I duct work
Insulating the basement floor pro
bably would not he cost-effective
since most heat is lost through the
basement walls
For information on how to insulate
basement walls, get a copy o f " D o
It Y ou rself Hom e W catheriration
G u id e " from the O regon State
University Extension energy agent
serving your pan o f the state
Readers who don't know the name
and location o f their Extension
energy agent may leam it by writing
to Energy Answers. O SU . Corvallis.
O R 97111
O SU Extension energy agents and
specialists will answer energy ques
tions o f interest to readers Send
your questions to Energs Answers,
(>SU. Corvallis. O R 97331 Include
your name, address, and phone
number
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to do more than just insulate Before
you insulate, it is critical to caulk or
otherwise seal gaps leading outdoors
via windows, d o o fv band joist, and
the space between the top o f the
foundation wall and the wooden
framing Homes lose a lot o f heat
through all these places
I f you rarely use the basement,
you may save more energy at lower
investment by insulating the heating
ducts and the floor above as well as
the joints in the duct work
All
Your Favorite*
Public Invited
(21 & Over)
7 p.m. Saturday, June 21
Elks Lodge Upstairs
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E P R IZ E
★ Trip For 2 to Reno
*1 0 0 Gal of Gas
(Devin O ili
(HHS Home (¡allies)
* Half Beef
(G A R Aviation)
♦ Ranch Pack Lumber
* 2 Kitchen Cabinets
(Hdrn hklhrrp A U n i Pn^ckMng'
♦ Mariners Ticket Package
M A R H«»or Covering)
(Kin/ua Corp )
♦ Canyon Lakes Golf
Package
* 2 Man Rubber Raft & Oars
♦ Truck Load of Firewood
♦ Self Propelled Lawn Mower
(Court Si Market)
♦ Microwave Oven
(G a i v Electric i
M y office will he Closed June
20, through June 27, for vacation
purposes.
Wallace H. W olff, M.D.
* 1 St Helen’s Flight
* 2 Sports Passes
(4 vords)
♦ George Strait Tickets
(M orrow County Grain Growers)
* Roy Clark Tickets
♦ Willow Creek Float Trip!??
SCORES OF OTHER FANTASTIC PRIZES
2 Dozen Cinnamon Rolls (a month for 6 months). 16 Piece Bucket of Chicken. 2 Taco Salads, $10
in Car Wash Tokens. 8 Tan Sessions 1 Ron McDonald Car Care. 5 Tokens for Car Washes. 1 Clock.
2 Steak Dinners. Moose Planter. $100 Oft Any Installed Windshield. 1 Ton Hay, 1 Hr Backhoe Work
(within 15 miles of Lexington), 1 Qt Roundup’ . 1 Five Gal Drum 2-4.D. $10 Certificate for Radio
Shack. 2 Steak Dinners. 2 V&G Burgers, 1 Hr Labor. 10 Lbs 7018 Welding Rod, 1 Simple (non-trust)
Will. Professional Welding Repair Pkg Housewife s Relief Repairman's Dilema, Farmer's Delight.
Art Package. Gardner's Kit Homemaker's Helper, Businessmen's Pkg . Setting Pretty. Secretary's
Assistant. Decorators Corner Night Out. Night On The Town. Dentist s Nightmare
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