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Bottles as insulation-do they really work?

 
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Filling shed walls is in my near future.
I have one green house and potentially two sheds that will need to have their walls filled in.
If bottles are actually insulative, I can save a lot of labor, plus they are quite inert in this usage.
Tamped earth is my default infill, so anything that is more insulative and less work will be better.
 
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From what I've seen, bottles by themselves have very little insulating value. They will provide a thermal break IF they are surrounded by a decent amount of actual insulation. That implies a fairly thick wall -- not sure if that works for you.
 
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Thanks for your reply!
My walls won't be very thick at all, so the bottles may not work well for me.
Ah well, I have plenty of other things to try.
 
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