On Mar 2, 2:59 pm, wrote:
On Mar 2, 2:28 pm, wrote:

In alt.home.repair Bob F wrote:

I just bought unfaced batts and put them in myself. It only took an
afternoon.

Well I've been thinking about that too, but at my local HD, the cost
of the batt is about $0.94 per sq ft, that's about $1400 for my
1400sqft home. Plus that's a lot of material to haul. I calculated 30
bags. Do you have a truck?

Raymond

I'd go with fiberglass batts too. That helps address your concern
about fiberglass getting into the A/C system. When it's in batts,
that's less of an issue as opposed to blowing stuff around all over
the place. Also, whatever you do, if you have soffit vents, make sure
they don't get blocked. If you don't have baffles in place, I'd put
them in before the insulation.

Oh, and you also said one contractor said you might have k n tube
wiring? Shouldn't be, if the house is only from the 50's. But I'd
figure that out first. Not sure I'd put anything on top of k n tube,
because if it's there, sooner or later you'll have to address that and
if you bury it in insulation, it just makes the rewire harder.