Stapling Insulation

Jul 05, 2005 2 Replies

Sorry, I posted this on misc.consumers.house before I found this group. Just ignore my post over there.



Hello all, I insulated my garage last winter with faced insulation. I didn't have a staple gun at the time and was always going to staple it when I remembered to grab one at Lowes.



Of course I completely forgot about this and had several sheets of drywall hung yesterday before I realized I never stapled the insulation.



Is this going to be a problem? The insulation had a pretty tight fit and didn't settle any the 6 months it has been up. I could take the drywall down but it's a major headache since I'm doing it by myself.



Let me know what you think or just let me know how stupid I am for making such a bonehead mistake. Thanks in advance.


Staples help prevent sagging. Yours has been up for 6 months I would not worry about it.

Under the circumstances, I'd just let it go. If it did not moved in that time with nothing holding it, I doubt it can move very far with the drywall in place.

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