Notwithstanding warm beer and boiled beef...
 
http://www.sheepwoolinsulation.ie/
 
http://www.secondnatureuk.com/index.htm
 
A friend of mine saw it on a project in Scotland. He claimed it was a originally a by-product of sheep farm subsidies. There was a slight odor (odour) but he wasn't sure if it was from the wool, the processing, or something unrelated (haggis).
 


Ruth Barton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
If this guy thinks wool doesn't hold moisture he should put some in water
and then pick it up. It sure does hold moisture and it will mold and
mildew and smell and ROT. I would not advise using it as a building
material, but what do I know, I only am a former sheep farmer. Ruth





At 6:14 AM -0400 6/13/05, Gabriel Orgrease wrote:
>Ruth,
>
>I'll have to remember to ask that one. He makes a big deal that it does
>not hold moisture and rot like figerglass.
>I'm allergic to wool. I wonder what that would mean for living in a wool
>chinked cabin?
>
>][<
>
>Ruth Barton wrote:
>
>>How would he treat it against moths? Ruth
>>
>
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