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    lazerus7 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 13, 2009, 05:52 PM
    Closet insulation
    My bedroom closet butts up against an outside wall facing north. Can you suggets a solution for this? I thought to put up a vapor barrier clovered with insulating panels and the cover all withthin veneer board of sometype.
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    Jan 15, 2009, 02:04 PM
    My first reaction was "fill it with clothes and close the door"... however a closet is small enough that you might as well do it properly if it is not already insulated. Take the drywall/ plaster/ lath down, insulate, install vapour barrier and reinstall new drywall.

    You'd have most of the job done in a weekend... with taping and mudding done during the following week in the evenings, and then paint the next weekend.

    It's a great first job for a neophyte DIY'er.
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