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https://www.greenon.ca/en/programs/green...1M2G5&type=Home Insulation Get rebates to upgrade your home insulation from top to bottom. Receive up to $7,200 off the cost of purchasing and installing insulation. Cuts drafts, lower heating and cooling costs and help keep your home temperature consistent by upgrading the insulation of your attic, basement and exterior walls. Receive $1/ft2 up to $1,500 for upgrading your attic insulation. Receive $2/ft2 up to $1,900 when you update your basement insulation. Receive $2/ft2 up to $3,800 when you upgrade your home’s exterior wall insulation. Windows Get $500/window up to $5,000 when you upgrade to select high-performance windows. High-performance windows are designed to reduce energy loss; condensation and outdoor noise helping you save on heating and cooling costs and increasing your home’s resale value. Note that the rebate applies for each rough opening – so bay or bow windows with more than one glass unit qualify for one rebate. |
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Is this similar to the one they had a few years ago? |
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so how many of those contractors upped their prices thanks to this rebate lol |
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it was better when the homeowner could do it themselves |
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Awesome I have a room above my garage that I want to spray foam |
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Originally Posted By: JEFFOS Awesome I have a room above my garage that I want to spray foam Better start tearing down all that drywall |
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Yeah man. It’s the garage I want to spray to seal the room above. |
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Went through that as I have two bedrooms above the garage. In for what you end up doing. |
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Originally Posted By: Big Tasty https://www.greenon.ca/en/programs/greenon-rebates-insulation-and-high-performance-windows?postalcode=M1M2G5&type=Home Insulation Get rebates to upgrade your home insulation from top to bottom. Receive up to $7,200 off the cost of purchasing and installing insulation. Cuts drafts, lower heating and cooling costs and help keep your home temperature consistent by upgrading the insulation of your attic, basement and exterior walls. Receive $1/ft2 up to $1,500 for upgrading your attic insulation. Receive $2/ft2 up to $1,900 when you update your basement insulation. Receive $2/ft2 up to $3,800 when you upgrade your home’s exterior wall insulation. Windows Get $500/window up to $5,000 when you upgrade to select high-performance windows. High-performance windows are designed to reduce energy loss; condensation and outdoor noise helping you save on heating and cooling costs and increasing your home’s resale value. Note that the rebate applies for each rough opening – so bay or bow windows with more than one glass unit qualify for one rebate. Thanks for posting up, all windows ordered, getting 5k back |
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Who did you go with? I had a guy from Consumer Choice come in who quoted $12k (taxes in) for 10 windows. 8 were sliders and 2 where casement (crank) windows for the front of the house. |
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Originally Posted By: Risky Business Went through that as I have two bedrooms above the garage. What did you end up doing? My kitchen (above the garage) is in need of more insulation. |
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not telling man, good luck. |
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No problem. I'll go through the pics of your reno that I have saved on my computer. |
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I looked at doing spray foam like Jeff, problem is that spray foam is super expensive for horizontal applications like ceiling because you are trying to get to a much higher R value than walls. My quotes on insulation alone for a 400 sq. ft. garage with a lower R value than roxul were around 2k. This is 5 years ago, could be different now. To get R20+ with spray foam would probably be double. Worth to check though things could've changed since there are more contractors doing it now. Ended up doing Roxul, vapour barrier, etc and it has been noticeably better. |
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Originally Posted By: JEFFOS Yeah man. It’s the garage I want to spray to seal the room above. Originally Posted By: Risky Business Went through that as I have two bedrooms above the garage. In for what you end up doing. Need to do the same. My son's room is freezing (we use a ceramic space heater to compensate). How much did you guys budget for this? I'd probably need to replace the garage door at the same time (the newer insulated ones with better seal on the side). |
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You need to tear down the drywall and see what's going on. I bet the builder skimped and barely put any insulation up there. Spray in foam insulation is good, but it can trap moisture which can lead to a whole other bunch of problems so you gotta make sure it's dry in there (Winter is a good time to do this) I need to add in another 8-10in in my attic, but fuck it the next owner can do that, lol |
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If you want to benefit of spray foam but don't want to pay the price you could put foam board in the joist spaces and spray foam between the wood and boards to make a full seal, then top it with regular glass or roxul insulation. It's extra labour but if you DIY you can achieve great results with almost 0 airflow |
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^^ does that also work for the rim joist areas in a basement? |
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Originally Posted By: spd-dmn ^^ does that also work for the rim joist areas in a basement? Yup that's what I did on mine. 2" rigid foam with spray foam filling the side gaps, then batt insultion on top, zero draft as that's a pretty cold zone |
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Originally Posted By: loudsubz If you want to benefit of spray foam but don't want to pay the price you could put foam board in the joist spaces and spray foam between the wood and boards to make a full seal, then top it with regular glass or roxul insulation. It's extra labour but if you DIY you can achieve great results with almost 0 airflow That's actually a great idea, however i don't think the foam board density provides anywhere near the insulation of spray foam, so not sure if it's worth doing that when you are already insulating with batts+vapor barrier...unless I am missing something here? |
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Originally Posted By: Risky Business Originally Posted By: loudsubz If you want to benefit of spray foam but don't want to pay the price you could put foam board in the joist spaces and spray foam between the wood and boards to make a full seal, then top it with regular glass or roxul insulation. It's extra labour but if you DIY you can achieve great results with almost 0 airflow That's actually a great idea, however i don't think the foam board density provides anywhere near the insulation of spray foam, so not sure if it's worth doing that when you are already insulating with batts+vapor barrier...unless I am missing something here? The biggest advantage over batts and vapour is the air movement. You basically stop the air movement with spray foam or the foam board. Of course spray foam is going to offer the best R value, foam board being behind then batt. By doing foam board you stop the air movement then insulate a bit more on top. Will never equal spray foam alone but cost isn't as much |
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Originally Posted By: loudsubz If you want to benefit of spray foam but don't want to pay the price you could put foam board in the joist spaces and spray foam between the wood and boards to make a full seal, then top it with regular glass or roxul insulation. It's extra labour but if you DIY you can achieve great results with almost 0 airflow Good call. |
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Originally Posted By: loudsubz Originally Posted By: Risky Business Originally Posted By: loudsubz If you want to benefit of spray foam but don't want to pay the price you could put foam board in the joist spaces and spray foam between the wood and boards to make a full seal, then top it with regular glass or roxul insulation. It's extra labour but if you DIY you can achieve great results with almost 0 airflow That's actually a great idea, however i don't think the foam board density provides anywhere near the insulation of spray foam, so not sure if it's worth doing that when you are already insulating with batts+vapor barrier...unless I am missing something here? The biggest advantage over batts and vapour is the air movement. You basically stop the air movement with spray foam or the foam board. Of course spray foam is going to offer the best R value, foam board being behind then batt. By doing foam board you stop the air movement then insulate a bit more on top. Will never equal spray foam alone but cost isn't as much How did you secure the foam board prior to spray foaming the perimeter? |
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Pl300 foam board adhesive |
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that goes behind the foam board onto the OSB, yea? |
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Originally Posted By: spd-dmn that goes behind the foam board onto the OSB, yea? Yes sir. |
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Originally Posted By: Risky Business I looked at doing spray foam like Jeff, problem is that spray foam is super expensive for horizontal applications like ceiling because you are trying to get to a much higher R value than walls. My quotes on insulation alone for a 400 sq. ft. garage with a lower R value than roxul were around 2k. This is 5 years ago, could be different now. To get R20+ with spray foam would probably be double. Worth to check though things could've changed since there are more contractors doing it now. Ended up doing Roxul, vapour barrier, etc and it has been noticeably better. Quieter too, by any chance? I still have a chain drive GDO, and it's loud AS FUCK in the kitchen. |
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Quieter, i have a shaft drive liftmaster 8500, you don't hear the motor, but you definitely "feel" the door. I have a pretty heavy 16' fully insulated door, if it's a single door and not insulated should be almost silent upstairs. |
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i like hearing the gdo. i want to know if that shit is moving if i wasnt the one moving it. |