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Loose-fill fiberglass insulation is blown into cavities created with non-woven fabric to fully insulate the walls, floors, and ceilings of this 100-year-old home.
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Babyproofing the House Project
Healthy Home and Building Products (BV0204)
Bob is in Melrose, Massachusetts, to update a 100-year-old home in preparation for a new baby. Since home building and remodeling can introduce hazards into the home, Bob is looking at how to reduce unwanted toxins and select healthy alternatives. He visits the American Lung Association’s designer showhouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Eco-Décor’s Bernadette Upton reviews healthy choices like using no-VOC paints, choosing natural, washable throw rugs instead of synthetic wall-to-wall carpeting, buying natural bedding and mattresses, avoiding treated fabrics, purchasing formaldehyde-free furniture, using non-vinyl wall treatments, and airing wallpaper before applying non-toxic glues. Back in Melrose, Bob talks with homeowner Nick Beasley about the decision to purchase a two-family home and use the upper two floors for their primary residence. Maggie Beasley shows Bob the main living areas, the kitchen they hope to safety proof, the upstairs bedrooms that need insulation and renovating, and the original beadboard room that will become the upstairs powder room. Nick shows Bob the demolition and new partition wall for the master bath. Joe Arrigo from Resource Development Parters explains the challenges of insulating an old house and how loose-fill fiberglass insulation is blown in to achieve an R-value of 4.25 per inch or R-30 overall.
Additional Show Information
• Safe Paint and Paper for Baby’s Room
• Safe Indoor Air for Children
• Eliminating Polluted Indoor Air
• Blown-in Insulation
• View show transcript
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| Bob reviews how building or renovating a house can sometimes be an unhealthy proposition. Asthma, allergies, and other respiratory problems can often be attributed to manmade chemicals in the home. ...
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| Bob talks with Bernadette Upton of Eco-Decor about her involvement with the American Lung Association's Baby's Breath program and how their key prescriptions for healthy indoor air were applied ...
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| Moving to the baby's room, Bob continues to talk with Bernadette Upton of Eco-Decor about the materials used in an ideal room for baby. Although the room is designed for ...
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| Bob talks with Nick Beasley, owner of a home in Melrose, Massachusetts. Beasley reviews how he and his family bought a two-family home in Melrose. The house was originally built ...
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| Bob talks with Nick Beasley about insulating his 100-year-old home. Insulation contractorsare installing Pro Pink blown-in fiberglss insulation from Owens Corning. Joe Arrigo from Owens Corning talks about installing insulation ...
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| Bob previews projects for the baby's room including sound insulation from Owens Corning. New products to reduce sound transmission and improve overall insulation will be featured in the upcoming episode. ...
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