trial and error
Don't do this.
Don't spray expanding foam in a can all over your galvanized pipe and hope it won't fall off and drip all over the floor. Because it will. And that crap is really sticky too. It doesn't come off your skin unless you use nail polish remover on it.
I was following advice I found on the internet from this 'Ask The Builder' guy. Right before I started I thought, "Is this really going to just stick to this? This could get really messy." I really should have known better. Maybe it's because I didn't clean the pipe with mineral spirits before. Maybe then it would have worked fine. Either way, wrapping the thing in fiberglass insulation would have been easier to begin with like this guy suggests.
The good news is, my bath fan seems work well enough despite my miscalculations. I hooked it up to the power yesterday and ran it with the old toilet paper test. Thats where you see if it will hold a piece of toilet paper against the grill. It doesn't seem to be making too much noise either so I don't think it's straining the motor too much. I'm going to just go with it and if I need to fix it later, it won't be too hard to open up a hole there again and switch out the pipe with something larger.
Comments
You might try to tape some kind of wrapper around it before starting
Posted by: rob | May 23, 2005 8:05 PM
Not really a comment, but more a question, In the rowhouse, do the floors sit on top of each other (are there bearing walls inside the house, or are the floors supported/suspended by the outside walls? Also, how bad are the walls typically? Will you be covering them, or are they good enough to leave open?
I ask because I look at the baltimore housing prices and think about taking the plunge. It looks like you are having alot of fun (and alot of pain) and I wonder.
Also, and I understand if you dont want to answer, but how much is this refurbishment costing in real dollars? and will the resale of the house be worth it?
Posted by: rob | June 2, 2005 5:07 PM