How To Blow Insulate An Attic

Blown insulation both cellulose and fiberglass comes in bags and is available at most home and hardware stores.
How to blow insulate an attic. Blown in insulation in the attic seal attic bypasses. Handy homeowners can install blown in insulation in the attic. Then feed 1 2 a bag of fill into the machine and turn on the hose to start blowing the insulation. Blowing in insulation is a messy prospect and you ll need to wear a.
Position the new vent chute so the. Keep going until the proper depth of insulation has been reached. Connect the hose to the insulation machine connect the hose to the blown in insulation machine. Pull back the existing insulation and use expanding spray foam the fire blocking type to seal any.
Start blowing the fill into the area farthest from the hatch door. Someone needs to load the bags of insulation into the blower which will remain on the floor below while the other person. Stop every few minutes to check the depth of the insulation and be sure it s more or less even. 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.
Install or repair vent chutes. Pull the existing insulation away from the roof. 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.