Continue laying down the insulation making sure the batts are pressed tightly together at all edge and end.
How to put insulation in your attic.
Calculate how much you need.
Blown in insulation in the attic seal attic bypasses.
It needs to be unfaced.
Place planks 1 by 6 or 1 by 8 or plywood sheaths across floor joists to improve.
How to insulate an unfinished attic preparing an attic for insulation.
Batts and blankets insulation often comes with a vapor retardant facing and some varieties.
So if you re installing insulation in an attic that doesn t have any used faced insulation and put the paper side down toward the ceiling.
Check pipes and vents.
Before installing determine the insulation material best suited for your home.
Lay the batts across the ceiling joists covering the existing insulation.
Install or repair vent chutes.
To install insulation.
If you use fiberglass over loose fill make sure the fiberglass batt has no paper or foil backing.
Position the new vent chute so the.
Pull back the existing insulation and use expanding spray foam the fire blocking type to seal any.
Pull the existing insulation away from the roof.
Block all vents in the attic floor with baffles making sure to extend the baffles at least four inches above the planned thickness of your insulation.
When adding additional insulation you do not have to use the same type of insulation that currently exists in your attic.
Choose your insulation type.
3 have a friend add material to the hopper.
While wearing dust mask and gloves carry r 38 batts of unfaced fiberglass insulation into the attic.