Air Injected Insulation? FUN! (Rescuing a 120 year old house)

This week we FINALLY got to blow in the rest of the insulation. such a cool and efficient technique!!
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[@beansproutmusicalinstruments]

I wish everyone had a shop hype man like Felix. Just having his laugh in the shop all day would be priceless.

[@jenniferrue7929]

Not to mention the opportunity to blow his model-like hair with compressors and air hoses

[@namantherockstar]

Laura inspires me.. My parents said if i get 50K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@Partlycloudy70degrees]

Thank you for your ever enduring commitment to ecological solutions.

[@vickilewis6730]

You were just glowing as you marked off the things on the list! Felix's slo-mo hair blowing in the wind was epic - LOL The romance writers will be calling him to model for their book covers! - LOL

[@alexisprojects]

I love that you take the time to explain the materials and the reasons you've chosen them. I've learned a lot about some eco-friendly options! Loving the updates.

[@Socksquash]

Probably too early for this, but you mentioned the Big Tree: Before dealing with the outdoor plants, I would consult an ecologist to learn how to make the landscaping eco-friendly as well. Planting native butterfly host plants, putting bird protection on windows, reducing outdoor lighting intensity and only using motion activated security lights, providing water sources for wildlife, keeping dead trees for nesting birds (though you can cut back to 8-12ft high for safety), including logs and deadwood for wildlife to live/hibernate in, planting a food forest/permaculture veggie garden, putting up bat/bird nest boxes, etc. P.S. I love your videos and dedication to sustainability! I’ve learned so much! ❤

[@Meluforever]

+++ !

[@melanierhianna]

I suspect, it being Europe, if it's an old tree there's regulations anyway. We have to remove trees from our garden and I checked with various authorities. I confirmed for me I could remove ones in the back but the ones opposite the house are protected. I would expect similar possibilities in Germany.

[@Kalmoneiros]

I can't imagine the satisfaction of living in a house you (practically at this point) built with friends, with the memories gotten on the way and the hurdles passed. The hype is real.

[@marklindsey4112]

This feels like such a step forward in this process Laura. The house is gonna be so amazing. Also, I loved Felix's slow-mo hair shake. :D

[@DoobooDomo]

13:41

[@EmyrDerfel]

Because he's worth it.

[@matihascoyne-ontouwiue8829]

Maybe he’s born with it, maybe it Mabeline

[@wtfusernamecrap]

Not sure if Prince Charming or Golden Retriever, but happy either way :)

[@teenager240]

Such a moment of pure joy ❤

[@SIC647]

In Denmark brick houses are traditionally built with to layers of wall, creating a hollow in the middle that insulate pretty good on its own. When saving energy became a bigger topic, this blow-in insulation became and is very common to do. We already have the cavities for it, so it is just a matter of boring a few holes and inject the insulation, to increase the insulation of existing houses.

[@melanierhianna]

Houses in the UK are similar. Unless they are old stone ones in which case they are like 1/2 metre thick stone walls!

[@maxadhdking]

Felix's hair montage had me on the floor cry laughing 😂😂😂 Thank you Laura for taking us on this wild journey ❤

[@TheKnaeckebrot]

especially with the bald guy watching :D

[@shanetapp]

I hope everyone that sees this message has a friend like Laura in their life. Aside from her obvious skills, her ability to turn lemons into lemonade is a life skill to which everyone should witness. I look forward to watching her videos every Sunday just to get the sense that, no matter how difficult the obstacle you face, you have a choice to face it with disdain, or hope and a smile. Laura is 100% good for the soul, and content aside, I hope that one day I could tell her how much I appreciate not only what she does, but who she is.

[@carenclemmons5002]

Yes, she’s got it in Aces!!! Good vibes!!! Goodwill emitter. Thank you Laura

[@sgsax]

Really impressed with the fire-retardant properties of this insulation system. Considering it's all wood fibers, it seems to be surprisingly highly fire resistant. Great progress this week! Thanks for sharing!

[@matihascoyne-ontouwiue8829]

Yes, when you have a lot of word, it’s important to make as little oxygen as possible. If you can’t remove the fuel , you have to make sure it has no chance for igniting.

[@ADBBuild]

It's like lighting a log on fire without any kindling.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Felix doing the hair model thing in the wind made my day! He has such a fun personality.🤗 I love your new insulation. That is one sound home.❤️🤗🐝

[@FERRYKANA]

please make an interview video with all person that helped you ! I want to know what they think about old building presevation and about Liselotte :) make it as a special thanks for them will make them happy i think

[@debandmike3380]

Laura's house is thicker than most prisons. Love it when she switches over to Makita tools when it's time to really get things done

[@TheAlkly]

„Repetitive work but it has to be done“ 😀 completely agree. Sometimes it is necessary but boring when creating big projects..

[@NinjaWeazel]

Felix with that hair-blowing glamour shot had me laughing fit to bust. Incredible!

[@lirelent]

Thanks for responding to the questions we had about the insulation!! Really great of you to take the time. ❤

[@baosia]

I wish I remember where I saw it, but there was this video about laminated timber they use to build really tall houses out of wood instead of concrete, and they had such a cool explanation about fire concerns. Basically the wood protects itself by turning into charcoal which insulates the wood under that layer from the fire. It gives you plenty of time to evacuate, and if the fire is dealt with quickly it's super easy to replace the damaged parts. And the demonstration Laura had in this video looks pretty much the same... wood and science sure makes a cool building material

[@raraavis7782]

I've seen people do this when building those huge, all timber houses up in Scandinavia. They 'flame' the timber till black on the outside and that creates a flame proof barrier, if I understand it correctly. If that's what you mean, it might have been the 'Northmen' channel.

[@scania9786]

Sounds like RR (building? restorations?) video from when he was visiting in Switzerland

[@Britbabe53]

@@raraavis7782 Shoshugibon :)

[@TabaquiJackal906]

I used to work at a fire department, and old, wood-frame/timber frame houses, with mostly hard wood (oak) construction and interiors burn SO MUCH MORE SLOWLY - people used to have 15 minutes or more to get out of a burning house. Now, with all the synthetic crap and stuff like chip board, people literally have less than 4 minutes to get out. AND - the new building material can give off toxic fumes (cyanide being one), that kills you before the fire even gets to you. That burning, melting Styrofoam gives off tons of CO and other toxic chemicals.

[@boomerbungee]

probably one of the vox design videos. they featured that in their channel a while back

[@jennynations7676]

I love the joy in your face and voice while marking things off your list vs the frustration and overwhelming-ness of when you were writing the list. Your home is going to be beautiful. I'm so happy for you and the progress you've made.

[@katherinekaufman9856]

What a project! So satisfying to watch you 'X' the 'insulation box' on your 'problems list'.

[@KavkhanIsbul]

This was so satisfying to her that she thought of 2 more insulation sub-categories to "X" later on, haha.

[@beowolf73a]

Ich hoffe ihr habt die Hohlwanddosen (7:30) noch korrekt ausgerichtet, dann man darf die nicht einfach irgendwie einbauen, sondern in eurem Fall (Dosen nebeneinander) müssen die beiden versenkten Schrauben, mit denen man die Dose dann befestigt, exakt vertikal übereinander stehen, damit dann die beiden anderen Schrauben exakt eine waagerechte Linie bilden, denn mit diesen werden dann später die Schalter bzw. Steckdosen befestigt 😉good luck 👍

[@craigduddles5650]

So happy to see the progress. You all make me smile. I've renovated two houses. It's soooo much work but progress is also sooo satisfying.

[@cathyfield4765]

Laura, you are my hero. There have been so many obstacles that you have overcome. You have taught an old woman so many new things. I truly enjoy all of your adventures in this house, the tiny home and the other projects that you shared.

[@ivan_valerian]

Crazy how insulation works, especially the type of insulation that you are using. Super ecological, natural, and the fire safe feature is extra cool. Loving the progress

[@coreyennis9411]

Slow motion Felix hair was awesome!

[@kashgohel]

Felix is just fun. 😂😂 Wish everyone had a friend like him.

[@sturdy2723]

That's so cool that the fibers are big enough to not harm your lungs! I noticed nobody was wearing a mask while it was flying around and thought there must be a reason because y'all have been so good about PPE. I'm glad you explained it and I hope the booger situation isn't too bad. Bonus points to Felix for his shampoo commercial glamour shot.

[@James62]

I'd be wearing a mask.

[@GoogleAreDumb]

It sounds like absolute crap to me. No way there aren't a load of fines in there that can make it into the lungs. I'd be masking up, especially if I was an employee dealing with it every day.

[@AdeleMcAlear]

The hair shot of Felix was hilarious!

[@alucide]

If the door opening is huge, there is an option to do two ´half´ doors side by side. Those are so cool and add a lot of character.

[@e.458]

The biggest killers in house fires are toxic fumes causing asphyxiation (and chronic illness of you survive). So, the fewer toxic materials in your house, the smaller the risk of dying in a house fire there.

[@4203105]

Well wood smoke is pretty toxic. I wouldn't recommend it. You can asphyxiate on it really well.

[@Anne-zs5ql]

„Wir rocken die Flocken“ .. nice one 😊

[@me-l-9910]

Hervorragend! "Solve" the fire?! I love it! 😊 What a great video, it's always such a plus getting a lot done. I'm very impressed by each feature of the materials you show us. This is all so state of the art with attention to honoring the traditional style of the house. It's fun to think what people will make of your work in a hundred years. Hard to imagine how much more technology and artistry might evolve by then, though it's bound to. Thank you so much! Oh, and I love the slow motion edit on you and Felix having the insolation blown off of you! 🤣🤣 😛 Have a great week!

[@user-pk3ej6hp1l]

Great work! The fire demonstration took care of my questions. I used to live in a town where the oldest houses were insulated with corn cobs. There were terrible tragedies involved with them.

[@hankmerkle5928]

Yea, that Felix / Fabio moment at 13:41 is priceless!

[@fuchsfarben]

13:40 Felix is READY for that Drei Wetter Taft commercial 😂

[@bayani3]

What an amazing job with the insulation!! Also the amazing advancements we have made with the materials used for things these days. AND of course Felix’s hair blowing in the wind 😂😂😂

[@VeretenoVids]

Hooray! (I laughed out loud at Felix's model poses. Such a great sense of humor!)

[@ErgonBill]

13:40 Very Fabio-esque. Rich grannys go wild for that look Felix.

[@p_mouse8676]

They usually use rockwool for those things, not glasswool. Rockwool is fire retardant as well. But yeah, this stuff also looks great!

[@RowanAckerman]

You dealt with the mold in the most over the top and thorough way possible!

[@traceymcginnis5607]

Example of a super home. You are a very Eco Friendly hero.

[@tench745]

Loving the word "glim" not one I've heard before.

[@lateciamadethis]

Am I the only one who thinks that Laura has the best looking crew on KZbin? Felix with his hair blowing like a super model is priceless. Seriously though, the team is always amazing and the renovation is so carefully planned that it looks easy. Outdoor electrical outlets aside, that is.

[@ahamilton4021]

Love the ecological products and thoroughness. So glad you were able to cross off another MAJOR job for the house!

[@118248]

I got a brand new very well isolated house which is great in winter, but not in summer. Once the heat gets in, it will not get out. The best thing you can do is add sunscreens to your windows. And if you might choose a non-gas heating solution (warm water pump) then choose a system that can also cool down. Cheers!

[@ohboilien]

Mold wall problems elsewhere: let’s spray stuff or change furniture Mold wall problems at Lieselotte: let’s take down the wall 😂

[@chrissik.2765]

wie witzig ist der typ mit der glatze bitte, love it 😂

[@SarahKchannel]

Little factoid about wood and fire. Wood is actually much better in fire, which is a bit counter intuitive. Wood burns off at a constant and predictable way, without distortion. Where metal as comparison will warp, expand and twist and make any structure very quickly very unsafe - unless metal is coated with some fire retardant. A large wood structure is much safer in terms of fire propagation and collapse than a steel structure.

[@tomasjosefvela1]

We can't get enough Laura Kamph, whether it be the house a tool or a shop project we love your ability to stop think and come up with solutions on the fly. Thank you so much for sharing all these adventures, maybe one day I'll have the courage to follow through with my dream of making videos making things.

[@ga5743]

Great feeling to cross off things on a list……my favorite thing to do. 😊 House is certainly on the mend Laura.

[@SheilaAllenAvelin]

The blown-in insulation our contractors used was mostly recycled newspaper. You could still see the ink on some of the larger bits! It was so satisfying.

[@goldberryriverdaughter1035]

It *sounds* like you're in a house with the insulation! 🎉🎉🎉

[@eternalamaiti]

I'm so happy to learn about this, if I can ever afford to build/renovate a house I will be doing it in Germany so this is actually relevant information.

[@SamVekemans]

Nice! Btw, one job I always wanted to do was to setup a cleaning company where I go around to construction sites and cleanup after each contractor is finished each day and tidy up the spaces. This would make it easier for the owner to walk around the site, and easier for other contractors to get the jobs done that they need to do without needing to have the other contractors stuff and construction waste in the way. (A free business idea for anyone). Also, VERY Nice to see you address the fire hazzards concerns of insulation. When I saw a video a while back with how the pink foam and fiberglass insulation burns, it's crazy that it's still legal to use. You wood insulation could probably be made with Wood construction waste, making it even better. :)

[@johnbrice7868]

Love watching to keep up with my Deutsch expletives. Counted at least six scheisse(s) and one schweinhund.

[@54114142]

Wie geil sind die Jungs von der Holzschmiede. Dachte die helfen dir nur beim Fachwerk, aber die sind ja voll drinn. Taugt mir.

[@jdinnis]

I am glad you are showing an alternative product and the benefits of it. It is also nice that you try to dispell some myths about the product. But in the process you create new ones. Fiberglass insulation will NOT burn. It often has paper backing that is flammable, but this will not burn with any heat or for any length of time. The insulation itself performs just as well as the wood fiber insulation you showed.

[@MrPhotodoc]

In USA we use old ground up newspapers packed into a bale using similar machines. A fire/rodent repellent is added for good measure.

[@martingouriou6880]

Hey Laura, I started watching the whole serie of videos yesterday, and I just couldn't stop. I can't wait for the next one !!!

[@Josephine-de-l-est]

Roof insulation can also be done using Steico materials 😉. This is what I am seriously considering for the roof of my little house in the Odenwald which is as old as Liselotte.

[@thatotherguy7596]

No clever comment today. It looks like things are coming along nicely 🙂 I'm happy to see you happy ❣️

[@pompeiiash]

Ich bin sehr aufgeregt! Es ist sehr gut eine Aufgabe endlich erledigen. Es tut mir leid, mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut ich habe studiere nur ein Jahr, aber ich liebe deine Videos sehen!

[@LindsayDaly]

solve the fire! house is gonna be great. I'm about to start refurbishing a barn and these videos make me actually kinda excited to do it even though it's a total mess lol

[@mststgt]

You should have used airtight installation cans for the outside electricity connection - but you can still exchange them.

[@waylontmccann]

Great video Laura, but I am surprised that you are ordering the door and not building it yourself. With your level of craftsmanship I am sure it woukd turn out amazing. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@hendrickziegler8487]

It would probably look amazing. But doors are more complex than one would think (well - at least front doors in Germany) and you'd maybe need to get them certified to comply with energy efficiency standards (that are tied to huge amounts of subsidies). So it's probably easier to get the door done professionally.

[@red_fry]

That Felix hair shot 🥰

[@bettyhigginson6770]

So interesting to see the process of restoring your house. Thank you for posting this.

[@madaian369]

I felt so smart watching the fire demonstration because I visited a science museum exhibition about wood last year and knew how surprisingly fire-resistant it can be 😂 the museum had this tall piece of wall, all wood, that had been in a (house) fire and you could see one side was totally charred, the other spotless. They had actually set up some heater so that the unburnt side felt as warm as it would have felt at the time of the actual fire, and it was like barely warmer than my hand!

[@randomsandwichian]

Love to see these updates and the care put into keeping such a long-standing house livable, especially by Laura. It fires my love for design even though I'm not an architect, especially when it comes to making practical changes to a previously built structure. Even the house I'm staying in (grandparents', owned 50 odd years ago) also had been renovated, where at one point I stayed in while said reconstruction was going on. The contractor couldn't figure out how to fix in the stairs that they had taken down until I stepped in, measured the space out, and literally put my design to use. My grandmother can't stop bragging about it.

[@dcmbrown]

I filled my attic crawlspace with something similar to this stuff about 10 years ago. I have an older house (100yr+) with a mix of woodchip insulation and fibreglass (or glass wool as you call it). You can generally mix this type of insultation with the old woodchip style if you're not gutting your place and switching it out. People complain that this is messy if you ever haver to do renos but so are renos so basically they're complaining about nothing. Fire resistance (15:35) is also better than fibreglass/glasswool because fibreglass just melts and shrinks away.

[@JamieMPhoto]

Love seeing that problems list shrink, and that the unfilled boxes have strong plans.

[@polerin]

Catching up on my backlog, Thanks for addressing the sag, i was wondering how that held up over time, and that makes so much sense

[@SJDJR]

Wow! Thats super neat insulation:) You should have put a time capsule in one of those holes before sealing it! So the next person tearing down the house in 100 years will find it:)😂🤣

[@a-ms9760]

Thanks for being so level-headed and positive and rolling with the challenges.

[@extraordinaryfate5767]

I'm from Philippines and this video are informative... thanks for showing us the details and sharing every steps of it.😊

[@PaddyQuiggin]

Felix getting a blowout is the pure joy we all need.

[@matihascoyne-ontouwiue8829]

L’Oréal is missing out, come get ur man , he’s glowing. 13:42

[@BR218fan]

I really appreciate you do things as ecologically as possible! This type of insulations needs a lot of work beforehand, but applying the insulation itself seems really fun and easy. It is good you remembered to put in cables in time, but I am not shure about the orange boxes you used. These 'Hohlwanddosen' are usually used in hollow walls inside of the house and they also don't have a membrane to stop moisture, wind or insulation fibres from entering the box or going through the box into the wall. And I don't know it is possible to make a plug socket waterproof with these boxes, especially when there will be another layer of wall put in front of the wood fible panels. So I suggest to talk to Steico and to professional electicians what to to best to have a safe electrical installation for the outside. Changing the boxes is not that difficult, the main thing is you put in the cables and that is done.

[@frits1954X2]

I hope and pray that you never have a fire in your house Best regards Frits

[@jacobtracy7847]

Glad you shared. Much akin to what I'll need to do to retrofit my old house. A little more complicated than I thought. Also gives us a heads up on roadblocks to fix before we try it.

[@TomHermans]

Love all video's and Felix's work but didn't expect him to be some sort of model like he's at 13:44 😁

[@judysocal8682]

This felt so satisfying, I think the outside is speeding to the finish. That insulation is really interesting.

[@katehirst6046]

Excellent video, as ever. Thanks Laura and team. I guess the comments that question what you're doing or anticipate problems are useful in clarifying your decisions. It's so easy to overlook the obvious when you're balancing project managing your house restoration with all your other areas of work/interest. Looking forward to seeing that door.

[@sportlol]

Looks amazing step forward! Although this insulating technique looks safe, you are a bit in the blind with it. You have to trust the all the gaps are filled. I recommend checking with a thermal camera in winter just in case... Anyway I personally would go with the panels insulation rather than blowing it in.

[@21imcute]

Laura nd Felix the BESTEST!!! ❤️❤️

[@wendyhale2189]

Easy breezy Felix

[@Janine6564]

How satisfying it must be to create something so beautiful and eco-friendly. Definitely makes up for the water, ants, and the mold. It's wonderful to see the joy in this journey. ❤

[@frithbarbat]

Felix with his hair in the wind. Made my day.

[@moniqueh7948]

I love these longer videos!!!! Pls keep them this long! x

[@vayde]

So satisfying!!

[@kathytaylor8204]

I love your content! Thanks for all the stuff you show us.

[@DiscipleHonsou]

Great video, loving the progress. Thank you as always

[@Pineappleparty]

I really like this series!

[@Kristian_theDane82]

Your house, is going to be so beautiful

[@alexandresimoes8714]

The bald guy watching Felix doing his shampoo comercial hair shake was funny. kkkkkk Nice video!

[@farxbard]

Congrats on your progress.

[@deegoldstein950]

I look forward to your videos every week ❤

[@onamissionize]

So happy for you Laura

[@greensteve9307]

Such progress! You're getting there!

[@didevrythngrghtndthyindictedme]

Hell yes Laura! Happy for you and the team! Excited to see the door!