Old attic insulation is often inefficient and could lead to unnecessarily high energy bills.
Attic insulation nasty.
Loose fill insulation comes in a variety of materials.
Most leaks occur where chimneys and electrical and plumbing lines pass through the ceiling.
If your attic or wall insulation is in batt or blanket form whether it s fiberglass cellulose or another material you generally don t have to be concerned about asbestos.
Whether you are removing loose fill attic insulation for replacement with new insulation changing insulation types or are removing insulation because of water or wildlife damage doing it safely is the first step.
The types of insulation that were most commonly made with asbestos are loose fill also called blown in insulation.
But before you cut any holes plan the locations of the attic vents.
If you are ok with this risk then foam is a great choice for attic insulation even though it can be double to triple the cost of other options.
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Although the attic is a nasty place to work plugging these leaks is a simple project mostly caulking and foaming gaps.
Such odors may even make the items or clothing you re storing in your attic smell as well.
The first step in loose fill attic insulation removal is determining what type of insulation you ll be working with.
If the attic is insulated with fiberglass batts just pull back any that are blocking the flow of air.
At indianapolis insulation services our expert installers are happy to get into the mucky work for you and provide insulation that keeps all those nasty possibilities at bay.
They got really nasty after a couple of hours so i tossed them out and grabbed another.
Adding attic vents is a simple matter of cutting holes and installing vents.
Call a roofing contractor to find the source of the problem.
When i bought my house which was a long time rental and uninhabited for over 2 years it had a constantly musty smell.
Removing attic insulation is the first step in our integrated attic cleaning solution.
The soffit vents are now installed but you still need to make sure there s no insulation blocking the new vents.
But the only way to detect other leaks is to crawl up into the attic pull back the insulation and look for them.
You couldn t pay me to go down into that crawl space.
If insulation wood ceiling or walls in the attic appear wet there may be a leak on the roof.
Mark the roof venting locations from the attic where you can see the rafters and avoid placing roofing vents over them.
It was a nasty job the home was built in the 1970s and the insulation was deteriorating poorly installed rodent y and damp but they did it.
