"Felder" wrote in message
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Howdy all. Does anyone have a tip for working in an attic covered with
cellulose insulation? We have knob and tube wiring in the attic
covered with mounds of insulation at least 18 inches thick. I need a
way to get the cellulose insulation out of the way so I can trace the
wiring and inspect/replace it. I can't just shovel the stuff out of
the way because of the wiring. I'm tempted to take my leaf blower up
there this weekend and see how that works. Anyway, I'm open for
suggestions.

Thanks,
Felder


A contractor quoted me $2000. I bought a Harbor Freight dust collector for
$180. I stuck the blower in the center of my attic and ran 30 feet of 4
inch pipe out the end of my attic. I hooked up two sets of vacuum hoses to
the blower and my wife and I vacuumed the attic clean in two days. We
shoveled the pile of insulation into lawn bags and took it to the dump.