How To Remove Spray Insulation From Attic

Set up tarp and trashbags.

How to remove spray insulation from attic.

My father helped me remove 58 bags of loose fill blown in cellulose insulation and 17 bags of old fiberglass insulation. Removing the old insulation for the attic floor will solve this problem. On a side note. Another option for loose insulation removal is to rent a hepa filtered industrial vacuum.

Some attic spaces are very small and tight finding creative ways to maneuver the vacuum inside the attic will go a long way. Along the way i installed 5 995 sq. There are several different types of insulation so you should first identify the type you have in your attic. How to remove blown in insulation.

Use the shop vac to remove remaining insulation after raking and vacuum the attic floor without commercial vacuum usage. Use the commercial vacuum hose to remove the insulation and clean the attic floor. These high powered vacuums do two jobs. Use rakes to collect insulation on to dustpan place collected insulation into waste bag without commercial vacuum usage.

Approximately 2500 over contractor estimate for removal. Remove attic insulation from a 2000 sq ft house. Gather the right equipment. First the machine sucks up the loose insulation.

Gradually pull the vacuum toward you as it sucks up the insulation. The second step is the routing of the insulation through the hose and directly into a trash container or large bags located outside. We need to. The attic is now much warmer than outdoors in winter but significantly cooler than the living space if you leave the old insulation in the attic floor.