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Blow in wall insulation
What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in
cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. |
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On Jan 24, 12:00*pm, Speedy Jim wrote:
wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! *Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. *Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. *Worked like a treat! YMMV Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to the leaf blower? Also when I blew insulation in my attic a few years ago, we fed the insulation into the machine, which had a hopper. Then it was "torn up" and then forced into the hose and viloa. Also, if I remember correctly, the hose diameter on the machine I rented was a few inches, I hope I can use a much smaller diamter hose. I don't want to make large holes in the walls. So I have to go from the bottom and top of the wall? |
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On Jan 24, 2:10*pm, wrote:
On Jan 24, 12:00*pm, Speedy Jim wrote: wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! *Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. *Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. *Worked like a treat! YMMV Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to the leaf blower? Good grief, Dude, are you out of duct tape? That will do the job in a jiffy...the universal adapter. Cheers, Joe |
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On Jan 24, 12:24*pm, Joe wrote:
On Jan 24, 2:10*pm, wrote: On Jan 24, 12:00*pm, Speedy Jim wrote: wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! *Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. *Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. *Worked like a treat! YMMV Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to the leaf blower? Good grief, Dude, are you out of duct tape? That will do the job in a jiffy...the universal adapter. Cheers, Joe- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - But how is it "decompressed"? The insulation comes in compressed bags. |
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:24:59 -0800 (PST), Joe wrote:
Good grief, Dude, are you out of duct tape? That will do the job in a jiffy...the universal adapter. Cheers, Joe In the wrong hands duct tape is dangerous. A federal officer went to jail for taping a spitting felon's mouth shut. He died. Now it's the law, not to tape their mouth shut. Oren -- |
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Oren wrote in news:qj2ip3tgga2galgqsc1nqf4ipfo2pcogmj@
4ax.com: On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:24:59 -0800 (PST), Joe wrote: Good grief, Dude, are you out of duct tape? That will do the job in a jiffy...the universal adapter. Cheers, Joe In the wrong hands duct tape is dangerous. A federal officer went to jail for taping a spitting felon's mouth shut. He died. Now it's the law, not to tape their mouth shut. ....without immediately ventalating with a .38. Think that's in the Soprano's FAQ. Oren -- |
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On Jan 24, 2:10*pm, wrote:
On Jan 24, 12:00*pm, Speedy Jim wrote: wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! *Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. *Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. *Worked like a treat! YMMV Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to the leaf blower? Also when I blew insulation in my attic a few years ago, we fed the insulation into the machine, which had a hopper. Then it was "torn up" and then forced into the hose and viloa. Also, if I remember correctly, the hose diameter on the machine I rented was a few inches, I hope I can use a much smaller diamter hose. I don't want to make large holes in the walls. So I have to go from the bottom and top of the wall?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Cellulose in walls may settle 15-20%, there is a Wet process where Glue is added so it does not settle, |
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On Jan 24, 12:25*pm, ransley wrote:
On Jan 24, 2:10*pm, wrote: On Jan 24, 12:00*pm, Speedy Jim wrote: wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! *Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. *Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. *Worked like a treat! YMMV Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to the leaf blower? Also when I blew insulation in my attic a few years ago, we fed the insulation into the machine, which had a hopper. Then it was "torn up" and then forced into the hose and viloa. Also, if I remember correctly, the hose diameter on the machine I rented was a few inches, I hope I can use a much smaller diamter hose. I don't want to make large holes in the walls. So I have to go from the bottom and top of the wall?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Cellulose in walls may settle 15-20%, there is a Wet process where Glue is added so it does not settle,- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well, since this is just for sound deadening purposes some settling I think will be fine. |
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wrote in message ... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. Worked like a treat! YMMV Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to the leaf blower? Also when I blew insulation in my attic a few years ago, we fed the insulation into the machine, which had a hopper. Then it was "torn up" and then forced into the hose and viloa. Also, if I remember correctly, the hose diameter on the machine I rented was a few inches, I hope I can use a much smaller diamter hose. I don't want to make large holes in the walls. So I have to go from the bottom and top of the wall? Watching my neighbor's house being insulated recently, they drilled holes 1/2 way up and near the top of each stud space. They blew it in the lower hole, then the upper. When mine was done years ago, they just blew it in from the top. In each case, they had a tapered nozzle at the end of the hose to match the hole size (1" on mine, 1 1/4" on the neighbor's). Bob F |
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Speedy Jim wrote in news:h76mj.5964$EZ3.342
@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com: wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. Worked like a treat! YMMV LOL! ....oh that's right. You said not to laugh. Was the hose duct taped to the blower? Sounds like a future Red Green episode. |
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Speedy Jim wrote in news:h76mj.5964$EZ3.342 @nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com: wrote: What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. If you will be doing it from the inside, drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space. You might get away with only 1 hole for each... Now, promise you won't laugh... I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see renting the machine, so.....we used an electric leaf blower!! Yes! Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into the room. Fed the material right into the blower intake by hand. Worked like a treat! YMMV LOL! ...oh that's right. You said not to laugh. Was the hose duct taped to the blower? Sounds like a future Red Green episode. Yes, hose duct taped to blower outlet. You're right! Perfect episode for Red Green. On the show though, the hose explodes, sending cellulose dust everywhere! Jim |
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What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just to do a wall. Is there another way? Thanks. Real sound deadening is done with a "Floating Wall" one not attached to the existing wall, Cellulose may not do the trick, look for "db' sound reduction ratings |
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