Cotton Insulation In NE Pa?

Are you sure that you really don't mean fiberglass insulation? I have some blown in fiberglass insulation in my attic, and it looks exactly like cotton.

Thanks for asking, no I mean insulation batts made of cotton.

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But WHY? You can get fiberglass batts anywhere. Why cotton?

From your redirected web address I surmise that its a proprietary product with limited distributorship controlled by the manufacturer. There are only two distributors listed for PA. Unless you want to become a distributor for the company, they are your only two sources. Its the price you pay for wanting to be green (or blue in this case).

There are other makers, and the price might be twice that of fiberglass, but that's only 2 times cheap. I have about 600 feet of unfinished ceiling to insulate. So not too crazy.

There are more than one manufacturer of nonfiberglass batting, was wondering if there was local source.

Thank you,

tom

Why not use fiberglass? Cotton will attract mold and mice.

Well, you obviously know more about this stuff than most of the people in the group. A quick web search finds a couple more manufacturers, but it still looks pretty limited for general sales. Its only three or four phone calls to find out if there are any distributors near you. I see one of them even lets you order online. Still, I'd like to hear your experiences.

Green? Think of all the material that goes into the production of this "natural" ingredient. There's fertilizer, harvesting, ginning, transportation all the way from Egypt, manufacturing.

Meanwhile, people have to wear polyester leisure suits because all the cotton was diverted to make insulation.

Whereas fiberglass is made of sand. Locally.

Regardless of the "greenness" of cotton itself, cotton batt insulation is made from post-industrial cotton waste (e.g. scraps from the manufacture of jeans), so it is diverting a waste product.

Cheers, Wayne

Unlike fiberglass, the cotton recieves an antimold and pest treatment.

I've seen removed fiberglass that was ladden with black stuff, and even protected worker(s) got terriblly sick. It required doctors treatment. So fiberglass can attract mold and mildew.

tom

HA HA HA, this is a conspiracy fabricated by the Polyester Leisure Suit Industry!?

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