Mike Lamb Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I assume these plugs are for pest/termite control but I don't know. This is probably a 100 year old house. Click to Enlarge 32.5 KB Click to Enlarge 69.83 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Blown-in insulation would be my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-Depth Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Blown-in insulation would be my guess. Yup, Insulation retrofit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 size and spacing would indicate blown in insulation. Now the question is what kind of material. New plugs seem to "pop out" neatly, while the older type crumble. Pest treatment usually has much smaller holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Looks like there is a row of holes in the upper section of the wall as well. I'd say insulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Back when I was a young lad, I worked for an insulation company doing foam insulation. That course of aluminum siding would have been removed and the holes drilled thru the sheathing, the plugs installed and the siding replaced. That there is a terrible (cheap) job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 It was a very common way to install loose fill cellulose. 3 plugs, one @ sill, one middle, one top, for each stud cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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