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Blown in cellulose in new construction
I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new
construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? |
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ls02 wrote:
I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. |
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HeyBub wrote: ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. Actually, they do indeed do cellulose based blow in insulation in open wall cavities and screed off the excess flush with the studs. The cellulose is I think lightly dampened for application and I suspect has some light tack binder added. At any rate from what I've seen it works well and should be much easier to fish wires through later if needed than the spray foam or fiberglass batt insulation. For new construction I still recommend installing strategically placed conduit since 3/4" PVC conduit is very inexpensive and installing it in new construction will take all of one evening and cost $20 or so. |
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ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? Hi, Moisture is biggest enemy of that and wall? it will settle over time. |
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Pete C. wrote:
HeyBub wrote: ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. Actually, they do indeed do cellulose based blow in insulation in open wall cavities and screed off the excess flush with the studs. The cellulose is I think lightly dampened for application and I suspect has some light tack binder added. At any rate from what I've seen it works well and should be much easier to fish wires through later if needed than the spray foam or fiberglass batt insulation. For new construction I still recommend installing strategically placed conduit since 3/4" PVC conduit is very inexpensive and installing it in new construction will take all of one evening and cost $20 or so. I saw that, but the "dampened" cellulose takes up to a YEAR to dry... Good idea about the PVC "conduit" (a regular hunk of PVC should work). |
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On 6/30/2011 9:31 AM, ls02 wrote:
I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? Since all the walls are open, I'd price pro-applied spray foam as well. Superior insulation, and it acts as its own vapor barrier. Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. But why insulate above basement, unless it is gonna be finished living space and you are looking for sound deadening? -- aem sends... |
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On 6/30/2011 6:56 PM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:22:35 -0400, wrote: Since all the walls are open, I'd price pro-applied spray foam as well. Superior insulation, and it acts as its own vapor barrier. Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. But why insulate above basement, unless it is gonna be finished living space and you are looking for sound deadening? _If Walls Could Talk_ ... 31% of all air leakage can be attributed to walls, floors and ceilings. http://www.icynene.com/homeowner/ A fellow I know built new, had Icynene sprayed in and never looked back. Only positive stories about his comfort and lower utility bills. I would certainly use the stuff if I ever built new, for sure. My point being that a properly-built and dry basement (which usually has first-floor ducts running through it) is part of the heated envelope anyway, or pretty close to it. I'd insulate basement sidewalls below frost depth before I insulated basement ceiling, unless I really needed the sound deadening. Even in an unheated house, basement slab is usually well above freezing from ground warmth. And in summer, it is usually a lot cooler than the rest of the house. Makes life a lot easier for your HVAC and wallet. Basement is sorta like an earth-bermed structure. Smaller delta on the temp swings, and buffers the daily temp changes. -- aem sends... |
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aemeijers wrote:
On 6/30/2011 6:56 PM, Oren wrote: On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:22:35 -0400, wrote: Since all the walls are open, I'd price pro-applied spray foam as well. Superior insulation, and it acts as its own vapor barrier. Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. But why insulate above basement, unless it is gonna be finished living space and you are looking for sound deadening? _If Walls Could Talk_ ... 31% of all air leakage can be attributed to walls, floors and ceilings. http://www.icynene.com/homeowner/ A fellow I know built new, had Icynene sprayed in and never looked back. Only positive stories about his comfort and lower utility bills. I would certainly use the stuff if I ever built new, for sure. My point being that a properly-built and dry basement (which usually has first-floor ducts running through it) is part of the heated envelope anyway, or pretty close to it. I'd insulate basement sidewalls below frost depth before I insulated basement ceiling, unless I really needed the sound deadening. Even in an unheated house, basement slab is usually well above freezing from ground warmth. And in summer, it is usually a lot cooler than the rest of the house. Makes life a lot easier for your HVAC and wallet. Basement is sorta like an earth-bermed structure. Smaller delta on the temp swings, and buffers the daily temp changes. Best return on investment? Some think so, Cellulose, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ybp93Jx6Tg |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:56:36 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote: ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). No, he is right - spray cellulose IS used - a LOT in some areas. Polystyrene foam is NOT sprayed in place. Urethane foam is. Personally I don't like the cellulose, and prefer the urethane foam. There is standard wet applied cellulose, and stabilized cellulose - both of which seal quite well and do not suffer from settling - as long as they stay dry after application. Both require a minimum of 24 - preferably 48 hours drying time before covering with wallboard. Stabilized cellulose is generally used in ceilings and on the bottom of roofs. Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. He is NOT talking old school blown in, or "loose fill" cellulose. This stuff goes in wet and sets up like a combination of felt and papier mache. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. That works too - but does not seal air or sound as well as spray cellulose - which does not work as well as spray urethane foam for the same job, but costs less and is easier to remove if required for renovations/repairs/other access. |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:01:50 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:31:29 -0700 (PDT), ls02 wrote: I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? I recall HD does have the blowers, not sure it if it free use or a rental fee. Two people are needed to use the machine. One man operating the blower hose and one man on the machine. The insulation is tightly packed in the bags, so it needs to be broken down well going into the blower. You are not talking about spray cellulose - you are talking blown loose-fill. TOTALLY different process. |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:22:35 -0400, aemeijers
wrote: On 6/30/2011 9:31 AM, ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? Since all the walls are open, I'd price pro-applied spray foam as well. Superior insulation, and it acts as its own vapor barrier. Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. But why insulate above basement, unless it is gonna be finished living space and you are looking for sound deadening? Most common reason for insulating floors, period. |
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On 6/30/2011 8:31 AM, ls02 wrote:
I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? I've done it several times. For the walls you'll want a wet sprayed application before the wall board goes on. You'll need to have that professionally done. As for the attic, you can blow it your self, but it'll take 10 times as long as the pro guy. And a foot of it up there should only run you about a dollar a square foot. As for the wet spray, the last i paid was 75 cents a square foot for 3.5" walls. It's well worth the money if you can't afford closed cell foam. I'd use the cellulose in the attic even if I did foam the walls. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On 6/30/2011 9:56 AM, HeyBub wrote:
ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. mostly mis-information in this reply. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On 6/30/2011 3:56 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Pete C. wrote: HeyBub wrote: ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. Actually, they do indeed do cellulose based blow in insulation in open wall cavities and screed off the excess flush with the studs. The cellulose is I think lightly dampened for application and I suspect has some light tack binder added. At any rate from what I've seen it works well and should be much easier to fish wires through later if needed than the spray foam or fiberglass batt insulation. For new construction I still recommend installing strategically placed conduit since 3/4" PVC conduit is very inexpensive and installing it in new construction will take all of one evening and cost $20 or so. I saw that, but the "dampened" cellulose takes up to a YEAR to dry... Good idea about the PVC "conduit" (a regular hunk of PVC should work). About a week actually. Less if the a/c is running. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On 6/30/2011 10:11 AM, Tony Hwang wrote:
ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? Hi, Moisture is biggest enemy of that and wall? it will settle over time. Wet sprayed cellulose does not settle. Stabilized loose fill (in attics) does not either. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On 6/30/2011 11:01 AM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:31:29 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? I recall HD does have the blowers, not sure it if it free use or a rental fee. Two people are needed to use the machine. One man operating the blower hose and one man on the machine. The insulation is tightly packed in the bags, so it needs to be broken down well going into the blower. the "blower" as you call it, has an agitator that breaks up the compacted product. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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ls02 wrote:
I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? Had this done? Yep. Highly recommended over fiberglass batts. Higher R-value for a given depth, much less air filtration, and excellent noise control. What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? Maybe 25% more than what batts would have cost. What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? You don't want to do this yourself. It takes a pro to avoid a crap job or leave voids around pipes and electrical cables. Too dry and you'll lose anything you spray, too wet and you'll create a mold problem. I heard most places who cell cellulose insulation rent the blower for free. Does HD or Lowes rent it? Can one man operate it? Those DIY blowers work OK for attic jobs with dry material, but don't do anything close to the pressure needed for damp material in the walls. |
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"HeyBub" wrote:
I saw that, but the "dampened" cellulose takes up to a YEAR to dry... If it takes a year to dry, it was applied far too wet. When I had it done to my last house, it was completely dry before the drywall went up 3 days later. |
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aemeijers wrote:
Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. No probably about it. When I ran the numbers it was about 3X the price of batts and the payback even over cellulose was over 10 years. The numbers don't work for most locations. |
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On Jun 30, 11:09*am, "Pete C." wrote:
HeyBub wrote: ls02 wrote: I am thinking about using blown in cellulose insulation for new construction: walls, attic as well in floors between first and second floor and between first floor and basement. I have a lot of pipes and wires so I suspect blown in cellulose will provide better value then fiberglass batts which hard to put around so many obstacles. Has anyone done this? What's the cost of blown in cellulose vs fiber glass batts? What's the best way to apply it to walls and floors? I saw video when they blow it to wall open cavity then use some sort of screed to screed excess flush with walls. What about floors? If I blow it to ceiling will it stick and not fall down? Not cellulose. The stuff you see squirted into an open wall is polystyrene foam (think Great Stuff). Sprayed foam has superb insulating qualities (R=6+/inch) and not cheap. Fiberglass is about 2/3rds (R=4/inch) the insulating qualities of foam. Cellulose has about the same R-value as fiberglass, but is typically applied in a thinner layer resulting in an overall lesser R-value than fiberglass. You can't easily use blown-in cellulose on a wall. To do so, you have to finish the wall, open a hole, fill the cavity, then patch the hole. One hole per stud. After that, the cellulose will settle with time and you'll end up with only 3/4 of the wall insulated. In your case, I'd recommend fiberglass batts and a sharp knife to mold it around pipes and wires. Actually, they do indeed do cellulose based blow in insulation in open wall cavities and screed off the excess flush with the studs. The cellulose is I think lightly dampened for application and I suspect has some light tack binder added. At any rate from what I've seen it works well and should be much easier to fish wires through later if needed than the spray foam or fiberglass batt insulation. For new construction I still recommend installing strategically placed conduit since 3/4" PVC conduit is very inexpensive and installing it in new construction will take all of one evening and cost $20 or so.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why do you need conduit? To hold blown in insulation in place? I thought for this purpose to staple PE sheathing (which needs to be done anyway for exterior walls) and then blow insulattion through holes in each cavity. |
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On 6/30/2011 11:11 PM, Robert Neville wrote:
wrote: Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. No probably about it. When I ran the numbers it was about 3X the price of batts and the payback even over cellulose was over 10 years. The numbers don't work for most locations. When i had my 1400 sq. ft house done it was about 20% higher for the entire job, done by the pros, than what the material alone would have cost me to do fiberglass myself. It's NOT that much higher. A dollar a square foot for 12" of it in the attic and .75Cents a square foot for wet sprayed 3.5" walls. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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A couple fellows and I used a blower, two or three years
ago. Needs two adults, and three is better. Good idea to break up the compacted fluff as you put it in the machine. Open the gate at the bottom only about 1/4 of the way. The use of the machine was free, with purchase of 20 bags. we put six or seven bags into my ceiling, and then went did another guy's house, and put a bunch there. had a couple bags to take back. Don't work on a wet rainy day, they get irritated if you bring back a wet machine. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Oren" wrote in message ... I recall HD does have the blowers, not sure it if it free use or a rental fee. Two people are needed to use the machine. One man operating the blower hose and one man on the machine. The insulation is tightly packed in the bags, so it needs to be broken down well going into the blower. |
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On 7/1/2011 10:22 AM, Steve Barker wrote:
On 6/30/2011 11:11 PM, Robert Neville wrote: wrote: Probably higher up front cost, but quick payback in heat/cooling costs. No probably about it. When I ran the numbers it was about 3X the price of batts and the payback even over cellulose was over 10 years. The numbers don't work for most locations. When i had my 1400 sq. ft house done it was about 20% higher for the entire job, done by the pros, than what the material alone would have cost me to do fiberglass myself. It's NOT that much higher. A dollar a square foot for 12" of it in the attic and .75Cents a square foot for wet sprayed 3.5" walls. I was talking about foam, not cellulose. -- aem sends... |
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aemeijers wrote:
I was talking about foam, not cellulose. When I was running the numbers a few years ago, dense pack cellulose in the walls and pro pink blown loose fiberglass in the ceiling ran about 25% more than what batts would have cost. The cellulose has superior insulation, air infiltration and noise reduction properties, so that was worth it to me. Sprayed open cell foam was about 3x the cost of batts. Would have loved to get it, but couldn't make the numbers work. I did buy Tigerfoam and did the underfloor in one corner of the house later. The guys who do this for a living earn their money, believe me. Working with that stuff in a crawl space is not fun. There is a newer hybrid approach where you foam the wall cavity first with a very thin coat, then fill the rest of the space with fiberglass batts. Gives you the airseal of foam and some R value but reduces the material cost at the tradeoff of the extra labor to install. |
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Blown in cellulose in new construction
Stormin Mormon wrote:
A couple fellows and I used a blower, two or three years ago. Needs two adults, and three is better. Good idea to break up the compacted fluff as you put it in the machine. Open the gate at the bottom only about 1/4 of the way. The use of the machine was free, with purchase of 20 bags. we put six or seven bags into my ceiling, and then went did another guy's house, and put a bunch there. had a couple bags to take back. Don't work on a wet rainy day, they get irritated if you bring back a wet machine. Two tricks for working in a hot attic: 1. Put a lawn sprinkler or two on the roof. 2. Disconnect one of the A/C ducts and let it cool the attic. |
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