"Bharat P. Baliga-Savel" wrote in message
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folks:

i just went thro' few bids about insulating my walls. All of them were
competitive, except one: while all of them were putting cellulose the
exception was putting fibreglass and hence $250 over the cellulose.

according to him, cellulose settles over time, while fibreglass does
not. this sounds like a very basic problem with cellulose. is this true?
also, cellulose is "susceptible to moisture".. not sure what that means.

any comments about these two?

thanx
=b
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cellulose settles and also causes dust in your house 24/7 when not entirely
sealed from the interior of your house (tough to do, hvac ducting breathes
and cellulose gets in); cellulose is usually recycled newspaper with fire
retardent added; cellulose can be about a 30% radiant barrier; cellulose
seals against (stops) wind - wind doesn't go through it; if cellulose gets
wet it is destroyed

fiberglass is glass fibers; fiberglass is not a radiant barrier; fiberglass
doesn't seal against (stop) wind - wind goes through it; if fiberglass gets
wet it can be dried and reused