Cellulose Too Heavy Attic

The first five bags won t be too heavy but bag 95 will weigh a ton.

Cellulose too heavy attic.

National fiber in some parts of the u s. Walls are patched up and painted over. It is allowed to settle over time. No pressure is placed on the cellulose.

The fastest way to move cellulose to an attic floor is through a big 3 inch hose. The cellulose is allowed to fill the cavities or blanket existing insulation. The cellulose is blown into the attic or walls through long flexible tubes that run from the blower to an application nozzle. 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.

Fiberglass batts are placed between floor joists allowing for greater heat loss as air moves through the wood joists. My attic access is about 10 ft from my garage door which made things really easy to stage next to the blower machine. No one has ever reported a case of a ceiling sagging let alone. Notably northern new england cellulose insulation has been widely used for more than 30 years.

Especially if you have to pack the insulation a long way from your driveway. There are literally millions of homes with cellulose insulation in the attic with installed r values up to r 60 and higher. I ve heard rumors that cellulose can be pretty heavy and could be dangerous if you put too much up there.