How To Remove Attic Insulation Diy

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How to remove attic insulation diy.

It s best to start at the farthest corner of your attic and roll up the batts or fold them over as you roll. As you work back toward the attic access point drop the rolled insulation in a large garbage bag. Along the way i installed 5 995 sq. Courtesy of department of energy.

Stage your equipment and supplies in your garage driveway or on the lawn prepare the work site your home. Make sure you have long sleeves goggles and paper masks before you begin the attic insulation removal. Gradually pull the vacuum toward you as it sucks up the insulation. Place the vacuum and the bag outside the house so you don t aerate the dirty air from the vacuum back into your house.

Start with a 19 horsepower vacuum and a 200 square foot collection bag. How to remove blown cellulose insulation steps. Clear a path from your front door to the attic access. Pull up and dispose of any material that s compressed water stained or moldy it s useless.

If the attic is not large enough for a person to move around try tying a rope to the vacuum. Then use the numbers in the chart at right to estimate its r value. Another option for loose insulation removal is to rent a hepa filtered industrial vacuum. Clear a path from your front door to the attic access.

Step 1 rake and remove blown attic insulation. Wear long pants work gloves and a face mask to prevent any contact or inhalation of dust and debris. Cover the floor and walls leading to the attic with plastic and run the vacuum hose up into the attic. My father helped me remove 58 bags of loose fill blown in cellulose insulation and 17 bags of old fiberglass insulation.

Some attic spaces are very small and tight finding creative ways to maneuver the vacuum inside the attic will go a long way. First the machine sucks up the loose insulation. The second step is the routing of the insulation through the hose and directly into a trash container or large bags located outside. Cover the walls and floor along.

Close off doorways or use plastic sheets taped over openings to other rooms.