I need more insulation in my attic. Had a guy out today that quoted blown cellulose. All I am familiar with is yellow fiber glass.
What are the pros and cons of cellulose?
What are the pros and cons of cellulose?
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Stay away from cellulose. It's made of newspaper and doesn't burn.
Wanna guess how many chemicals it takes to achieve that?!
Blown fiberglass is the way to go. Lighter, dust free, doesn't settle.
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X2 on the blown fiberglass. Unless you wanna step it up and get the radiant barrier spray foam. Both work greatOriginally posted by bowhntrmatt View PostComment
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No on the cellulose.Comment
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On the DIY side of the house--you can get the blower machine for free from HD if you buy a minimum number of bags of the insulation. Don't remember the exact number but you can figure if it is worth buying one or two extra bags to get the free rental. Or find a neighbor to team up with and do both houses. You need one or two helpers to feed the blower hopper while you are in the attic blowing it in. And don't forget your military/veteran's 10% if you qualify.Comment
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This. Pick up enough bags to get the free machine whether you need them or not. They don't charge you until you return the machine. Return the extra bags too and they still won't charge you for the machine, even if you buy less than the minimum bags.Originally posted by dustoffer View PostComment
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Yep, you have it correct! Also, make sure you have one other person helping you to load the machine and it goes super fast.Originally posted by bowhntrmatt View PostComment
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Have to agree with everyone else. I bought the fiberglass from HD and got the machine for free. It only took me a couple hours to do my entire house with my Dad. Think I spent around $350Comment
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As I understand it you do not want the insulation covering the eaves in the overhangs. How do you DIY'ers keep the insulation from going into places it's not supposed to?Comment
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I go this stuff installed called poly num. I am a paraplegic so I don't do physical stuff - I pay people to do physical stuff. This is a radiant barrier and is super good.
I used http://insulationguru.com to install this stuff for me. I purchased both the pink stuff and the radient barrier.
The radient barrier is called poly num. It's made in israel and is used to keep the cold air in and the hot air out.
Call my friend Avi Rozeman and tell him Henry told you to call. He could probably send you a sample. Avi Rozenman <avi@rozetec.com> (832) 894-1476 (Avi sells the radient barrier to installers like the insulation guru.)
Drop your e-mail to me and I will send you a spreadsheet that shows how much electricity I just saved doing all this. (over 30% some months) I did this around august last year.
If you can picture bubble wrap covered with aluminum foil on both sides - that is what this stuff looks like. But it's boat loads more durable. If you live near Houston I would love for you to come to my place and check it out.
Drop me a pm if you want more info. This was probably one of my best investments last year. (2014)Comment
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Month 2013 2014 Percent Change
Jan 837.2 912.9 9.04%
Feb 770.6 836.3 8.53%
Mar 868.9 954.6 9.86%
Apr 1041.2 1078.1 3.54%
May 1594.8 1464.6 -8.16%
Jun 2384.6 1823.8 -23.52%
Jul 2194.4 1955.8 -10.87%
Aug 2372.9 1718.7 -27.57%
Sep 1955.6 1203.8 -38.44%
Oct 1295.6 874.4 -32.51%
Nov 1033.2 732.2 -29.13%
Dec 1071.1 901.1 -15.87%
This is the amount of electricity I used in 2013 and 2014. I installed the insulation in August. Kinda cool eh?Comment
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