Dense packed Cellulose / Discussions

Hello EcoHome I was wondering, do you offer your home kits to Massachusetts?

I am interested in passive/net zero home (prefab/modular).   You can see all of our LEED and Passive House ready kit houses on this page here, and yes, they are available in the Eastern US seaboard, how soon are you building? There has been a lot of demand and our manufacturers are booked up until at least next summer....

Posted by Kimberly Luce July 23, 2020 Architecture and plan design 3 responses

Are your prefab kit homes available in Central Florida?

How about hurricane, flooding and heat resistant kit homes?  You can see our prefab modular kit houses available across Canada and the US here There has been a lot of demand for houses and we are currently talking to prefab manufacturing companies across the US to increase distribution, When are you building? We are al...

Posted by Johali Mathews Sept. 6, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

How do I best insulate my century home from the inside?

...dense packed cellulose.  Should I consider HFO spray foam insulation? Thank you!

Posted by Merner Row Design May 12, 2021 Roof assemblies - renovation 2 responses

Should I do dense pack cellulose in wall cavities prior to exterior insulation?

...dense-packed cellulose insulation, and with that comes an entire new set of costs – cellulose installers have to cut holes, then you have to repair them all. Whereas, you’re already incurring all the costs of exterior demolition and installing rigid insulation, so if you went an additional inch or two thicker, you woul...

Posted by Gordon McNair April 13, 2021 Wall assemblies - renovation 3 responses

how do I get a free quote for the EcoHabitat S 1600 for Ontario?

in southern ontario If you go onto pages of any individual models of prefab kit houses for sale and in your case the S1600,  you will see a tab to request a quote. I know that demand is pretty high at the moment, how soon were you looking to build?    

Posted by sheila miller July 10, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

What's the best lumber for framing a house?

...cellulose. Thing is, the yard also proposed local sawn 2x4's which are cheaper than the CLS but I don't know whether these are going to be ok for framing as they seem pretty green? What does anyone think? (Great website BTW) You went to a lumber yard for help choosing the right wood for framing and they suggested frami...

Posted by Natalie Pierce Nov. 21, 2019 Wall assemblies - new construction 1 response

How do you do a vapor barrier in a dense pack cellulose wall?

...dense packed cellulose walls  you show an exterior wall with 10" plate & sill and two rows of 2x4 studs. This looks fantastic, but the idea of vapour-permeable membranes on both sides makes me nervous in combination with cellulose. In Ottawa, temp can drop to -25 in winter and reach +30 or more with high humidity i...

Posted by Ian MacKay July 26, 2018 Wall assemblies - renovation 4 responses