Insulation

How is this looking for a first-time insulation attempt in an attic?

Finally got around to starting the insulation on my upper-story addition after lurking here for months. I’ve been spend...

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posted by EmberNomad_1974

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Would you hire an insulation contractor if they showed up in a Cybertruck?

I was waiting for a quote on some blown-in attic insulation this morning and this guy pulls up in a fully wrapped Cyber...

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posted by SageIron

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Can I drywall over fiberglass batts touching the roof decking in my attic?

We’ve been gutting the upstairs of our place and I'm finally getting around to the insulation part. We did spray foam o...

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posted by ForgeBear

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Is mineral wool worth the extra cost over fiberglass for an R60 attic?

I just finished gutting the old, nasty R11 fiberglass and those dated ceiling tiles from my 600 square foot place. Now...

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posted by Nic_Flint

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Has anyone else had an insulation contractor accidentally fall through their bedroom ceiling?

I was just sitting in the living room while the crew was finishing up swapping out all our old attic insulation when I...

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posted by MossFinder_1968

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What is this reddish wood-fiber insulation in my 1955 attic?

Just bought a house in the PNW and I’m finally getting around to checking out the attic. The insulation up there is def...

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posted by cedar_nomad

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Should I add more blown-in or start insulating the attic rafters instead?

So my inspection report for this house in the Philly suburbs says I’ve got about 12 to 14 inches of that white blown-in...

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posted by drift_spark

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Is it okay to put rigid foam board over Rockwool in a garage office?

I'm working on a garage-to-office conversion and I've already got the Rockwool batts tucked into the 2x4 framing. It fe...

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posted by Ash_Copper_1981

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Should I be worried about the pipe insulation at my workplace?

I've been walking past these massive horizontal pipes in the basement of my office building for months now, but I only...

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posted by RavenBear

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Are butt joints okay for Rockwool when furring strips won't come off?

I've been wrestling with these furring strips in my century home attic and they are just not budging no matter how hard...

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posted by AnvilMike27

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Should my new open cell insulation look this messy and uneven?

Just got back to the house after having some spray foam put in the garage ceiling to help with the bedroom upstairs. Th...

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posted by WalkerBasalt_1982

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Adding mineral wool over closed cell spray foam in my basement?

My basement setup has about an inch and a half of closed cell spray foam on the concrete right now, and the guys did a...

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posted by anvil_scout_1986

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Found this gray matted stuff under my 1910 apartment floorboards, is it insulation?

My cat was digging like a maniac at a crack between the floorboards and the wall today and eventually pulled out this g...

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posted by ember_nomad_1965

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Is skimping on window gap insulation going to bite me later?

We’re right in the middle of a total gut job on a 1956 house and just finished up with closed cell spray foam in the wa...

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posted by TorqueKeeper316

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Is leaving an air gap behind mineral wool on a basement stem wall okay?

I'm currently stripping back the old wood paneling on my basement pony wall and I'm staring at these exposed concrete s...

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posted by frost_keeper

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