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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Insulating it by filling in the wide wall spaces between the wall studs is a home owner, do-it-yourself type of a chore that's made easy-peasy when you do it with GE insulating foam for big gaps and cracks .... http://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-GE-Big-Ga...ion/5013598317
So easy to do with just a wide putty knife which you use to smooth it flush with the wall studs. ..... 
Will make a great first summer project for the happy new home owner. ....  |
That would change the character.
They strip the shakes, cover with RZIP to create the required continuous insulation layer, and then reapply shakes that either weather naturally or with a preapplied coating that speeds up the weathering effect.
KA Clason Fine Woodworking already did one of these on Lake Winnipesaukee.