Cellulose Too Heavy Attic

There are literally millions of homes with cellulose insulation in the attic with installed r values up to r 60 and higher.

Cellulose too heavy attic.

Especially if you have to pack the insulation a long way from your driveway. Notably northern new england cellulose insulation has been widely used for more than 30 years. A 3 inch hose works fine for loose fill cellulose. My attic access is about 10 ft from my garage door which made things really easy to stage next to the blower machine.

I ve heard rumors that cellulose can be pretty heavy and could be dangerous if you put too much up there. No one has ever reported a case of a ceiling sagging let alone. No pressure is placed on the cellulose. The cellulose is blown into the attic or walls through long flexible tubes that run from the blower to an application nozzle.

The fastest way to move cellulose to an attic floor is through a big 3 inch hose. Walls are patched up and painted over. The first five bags won t be too heavy but bag 95 will weigh a ton. The cellulose is allowed to fill the cavities or blanket existing insulation.

Fiberglass batts are placed between floor joists allowing for greater heat loss as air moves through the wood joists. I m going to blown in cellulose in my attic. National fiber in some parts of the u s.