While sipping evening cocktails a fortnight ago, brothers Steve and Virgil agreed that the new wall in the Tucson house should have some soundproofing, some insulation in it. This refinement added $50 in materials to the job, but, miraculously, has not increased the labor cost. The trick to making this an easy job is to keep all your studs on 16 inch centers. But when you have openings for doors and windows you end up with odd-sized spaces. So the scissors and the little tiny fibers come in to play. An evening cocktail does sound like a fine idea, a much better idea than a senior citizen balancing on an eight-foot ladder.
