Cellulose Too Heavy Attic

The fastest way to move cellulose to an attic floor is through a big 3 inch hose.

Cellulose too heavy attic.

Fiberglass batts are placed between floor joists allowing for greater heat loss as air moves through the wood joists. There are literally millions of homes with cellulose insulation in the attic with installed r values up to r 60 and higher. Walls are patched up and painted over. A 3 inch hose works fine for loose fill cellulose.

The cellulose is allowed to fill the cavities or blanket existing insulation. Especially if you have to pack the insulation a long way from your driveway. My attic access is about 10 ft from my garage door which made things really easy to stage next to the blower machine. No pressure is placed on the cellulose.

National fiber in some parts of the u s. Energy saver and attic systems contractors blow in cellulose up to a depth of 17 inches r 60 completely covering the wood floor joists which have a low r value and can transfer heat to and from the attic and home. Notably northern new england cellulose insulation has been widely used for more than 30 years. I ve heard rumors that cellulose can be pretty heavy and could be dangerous if you put too much up there i m going to blown in cellulose in my attic.

It is allowed to settle over time. The first five bags won t be too heavy but bag 95 will weigh a ton. The cellulose is blown into the attic or walls through long flexible tubes that run from the blower to an application nozzle.