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From: pat
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 01:05

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I'm on a hunt to stop drafts in my house.

I live in a 1941 balloon frame, colonial in the DC Metro area. I rewired the
whole house, and also installed a LAN, which
has created some interesting air leaks inside the walls.

Now i can get some of that latex foam stuff, and seal up the leaks, but that
isn't my real concern.  My concern is fire-resistance.
I'm concerned about fire, following some of the wire and spreading through
the house.  Should I use
a fire-rated foam?  The only fire-rated stuff, i've seen is more like a
putty, which won't stop my air leaks.

Am I worrying excessively about fire?  Should I use the latex, and then just
smear fireputty on top of it?

Can anyone advise me?  I've had 2 neighbors lose their houses to fire,
getting inside the balloon framing,
so i'm not excessively paranoid.

Any advice is appreciated.

pat

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