We rent an old house, no one is really sure how old it is, but we do know it was built for the coal miners when the mines used to build houses for their workersThere was an addition put on about 25 years ago, which is insulated and heated by oil with forced airThe problem is, the original portion of the house is not insulated at all and has no vents coming into it for heatWe are forced to use portable electric radiant heaters, thankfully, this is only the kitchen, dining room and a bedroom downstairsOur landlord has agreed to quot;take it off the rentquot; if we do some kind of DIY insulation in the existing walls where there is no insulation.My husband is quite handy.he's done regular insulation before, but never any of this newer type of blown in stuff or foamWe don't want to start tearing down drywall.we're looking for the cheapest, easiest way to insulate the outside walls in this area of the house.Can anyone offer suggestions?
Are you looking to cover the pan after it's finished baking for storage purposes or are you looking to line the pan before baking? If for storage purposes - yes aluminum foil or even plastic wrap would be a good alternativeIf to line the pan (which I've never heard of when baking a cake) just grease the pan with butter or shortening insteadThe aluminum may want to stick to your cake.
Wax paper will not stick to the cake but aluminum foil mightIf you spray it with cooking spray it may work nearly as well thoughBert
blown in is much easier for this situation than is batt, and the store which sells the bags of cellulose will rent or loan a machine to blow it inI'd look at the machine first, to see what kind/size of nozzle, then stare at the house a few minutes, and see how much damage you'd do creating openings near the ceiling for installationIf the house has no insulation, there probably aren't fire blocks, but you'll have to do several cavities - the studs themselves are barriersProbably there's a crawl space - look underneath for insulationIf needed (count on it - it will need it), it will have to be batts, and it will have to have gravity supportIf you do this, I'd start with foam to seal wire and pipe penetrations at floorAlso go around exterior looking for holes to foamPut clear sheet polyethlene (I like 6 mil) over the windows outside, and staple it using screen mold or similar, to keep wind out of the window cavityCheck elec outlets and light fixtures and switches, too, for leaksFoam works well there also, and/or you can buy black foam rubber gaskets precut to put behind the plug plate covers.
I would not, just use non stick spray on your pan or better yet a little bit of flourFoil will screw up the heat distribution.
If I didn't have wax paper, I would omit and make sure to butter and flour real wellI think the foil will greatly alter how the cake cooks.
