How To Blow Insulation Into My Attic

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How to blow insulation into my attic.

Blow in the new insulation. Blown in insulation in the attic seal attic bypasses. Remove old compacted insulation with a vacuum. Recruit a helper.

Blowing in insulation is a messy prospect and you ll need to wear a dust mask protective eyewear. Both lowe s and the home depot offer free rental machines with a minimum purchase of the insulation usually about 250. Pull back the existing insulation and use expanding spray foam the fire blocking type to seal any. Blown insulation both cellulose and fiberglass comes in bags and is available at most home and hardware stores.

If you stand on joists in the. It s one of the best ways to save money on energy bills since the co. If you plan on using the attic for storage you will need to raise the floor up before adding a second layer of insulation. Because the fill is light be careful not to blow away areas you ve already filled.

First things first you need to go up into your attic inspect the condition of the insulation and calculate the current level of insulation. Someone needs to load the bags of insulation into the blower which will remain on the floor below. Then feed 1 2 a bag of fill into the machine and turn on the hose to start blowing the insulation. Blowing insulation requires a special machine to break down the insulation into tiny pieces and blow it through a long hose.

Blowing insulation into your attic is a fast and easy way to save money on your energy bills. You should also be able to rent a machine to blow the insulation along with 3 inch hoses to carry it up to the attic at the same store. In this video i ll show you how easy it is to install blown in insulation in your attic. You can rent insulation blowers but some stores provide the machine at no charge when you purchase your insulation from them.

Pull the existing insulation away from the roof. Inspecting your attic insulation. Connect the hose to the insulation machine connect the hose to the blown in insulation machine. Because studs are spaced every 16 inches or so penetrations to add insulation must be made at the same intervals filling one cavity at a time.

Start blowing the fill into the area farthest from the hatch door.