Studies have shown it offers better fire protection than fiberglass.
Cellulose and spray foam in attic.
But that only works if the installer can get it into the places where most of the air leakage happens.
With open walls you can install fiberglass roll insulation although spray applied foam insulation is also possible.
The cellulose is blown into the attic or walls through long.
Cellulose is a loose fill product composed of small particles of pulverized paper and cloth treated with a fire retardant.
Pro better insulation.
Spray foam attic insulation.
Earlier this year i got a question about a home that had spray foam insulation in the attic.
Like spray foam it s able to work its way into hard to reach areas.
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Unlike other kinds of insulation like cellulose spray foam provides better insulation because its fluid nature allows for it to go through tiny crevices.
We have about r 45 worth of blown cellulose on the attic floor of our 100 year old chicago home and a furnace and ductwork in the attic.
Spray foam insulation effectively keeps heat in your house during the colder seasons and dissipates it outside during the hotter ones.
Once installed in the attic cellulose loose fill insulation looks like mounds of freshly fallen snow covering the attic floor.
Replace cellulose with spray foam address the air leaks and convert a vented unconditioned attic into an unvented conditioned attic.
Here the traditional favorite is blow in cellulose insulation although spray in foam is becoming steadily more common.
The benefits of cellulose include.
They sport insulation values of approximately r 6 5 and r 3 6 per inch respectively.
Five years ago we noticed.
Spray foam insulation is an incomplete name.
If i had a choice between fiberglass foam and cellulose i would go with cellulose a wet spray cellulose install can provide an r value of around 3 4 per inch.
A properly done spray foam job not only insulates but also greatly reduces the air leakage of a home.
Closed cell and open cell aka 2 pound and pound respectively.
Spray foam offers the best attic insulation performance available.
A lot of builders and homeowners are going with spray foam insulation because of the airtightness benefits but then the questioner mentioned that the spray foam contractor had intentionally left big holes to the outside by not sealing the gable vents.
Cellulose is a loose fill insulation made from chopped up discarded newsprint.
It really should be called spray foam insulation and air barrier.
It s blown into the attic and wall spaces under air pressure through hoses.
