Cellulose Too Heavy Attic

I ve heard rumors that cellulose can be pretty heavy and could be dangerous if you put too much up there.

Cellulose too heavy attic. No one has ever reported a case of a ceiling sagging let alone. I ve heard rumors that cellulose can be pretty heavy and could be dangerous if you put too much up there i m going to blown in cellulose in my attic. No pressure is placed on the cellulose. National fiber in some parts of the u s.

Fiberglass batts are placed between floor joists allowing for greater heat loss as air moves through the wood joists. Especially if you have to pack the insulation a long way from your driveway. The fastest way to move cellulose to an attic floor is through a big 3 inch hose. I m going to blown in cellulose in my attic.

Walls are patched up and painted over. There are literally millions of homes with cellulose insulation in the attic with installed r values up to r 60 and higher. The cellulose is blown into the attic or walls through long flexible tubes that run from the blower to an application nozzle. A 3 inch hose works fine for loose fill cellulose.

The first five bags won t be too heavy but bag 95 will weigh a ton. My attic access is about 10 ft from my garage door which made things really easy to stage next to the blower machine. The cellulose is allowed to fill the cavities or blanket existing insulation.