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[#1] Posted: 09/16/2011 - 11:31:15 PM		Reply with Quote
I was in a 1906 home today and in the attic I found this strange insulation that I have never seen before. It resembled a brown sawdust like material.

Does anyone have a clue what it might be?

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 [#2] Posted: 09/17/2011 - 04:44:21 AM		Reply with Quote
Silva-Wool by Weyerhaueser. It's made from Douglass fir and treated with a fire retardant and critter repellant.
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 [#3] Posted: 09/17/2011 - 05:54:42 AM		Reply with Quote
Quote: Originally posted by Bill Kibbel

Silva-Wool by Weyerhaueser. It's made from Douglass fir and treated with a fire retardant and critter repellant.
Yep,

Pretty common around Seattle; especially in 60's and 70's homes.

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 [#4] Posted: 09/17/2011 - 08:36:12 AM		Reply with Quote
Thanks guys, much appreciated!
   
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