Cellulose And Spray Foam In Attic

Like spray foam it s able to work its way into hard to reach areas.

Cellulose and spray foam in attic.

By martin holladay issue 270 oct nov 2017. Replace cellulose with spray foam address the air leaks and convert a vented unconditioned attic into an unvented conditioned attic. It really should be called spray foam insulation and air barrier. A lot of builders and homeowners are going with spray foam insulation because of the airtightness benefits but then the questioner mentioned that the spray foam contractor had intentionally left big holes to the outside by not sealing the gable vents.

Unlike other kinds of insulation like cellulose spray foam provides better insulation because its fluid nature allows for it to go through tiny crevices. Spray foam insulation is an incomplete name. Five years ago we noticed. Cellulose is a loose fill product composed of small particles of pulverized paper and cloth treated with a fire retardant.

Studies have shown it offers better fire protection than fiberglass. Nothing unusual about that. If i had a choice between fiberglass foam and cellulose i would go with cellulose a wet spray cellulose install can provide an r value of around 3 4 per inch. Closed cell and open cell aka 2 pound and pound respectively.

The cellulose is blown into the attic or walls through long. Once installed in the attic cellulose loose fill insulation looks like mounds of freshly fallen snow covering the attic floor. Spray foam attic insulation. A properly done spray foam job not only insulates but also greatly reduces the air leakage of a home.

Pro better insulation. Here the traditional favorite is blow in cellulose insulation although spray in foam is becoming steadily more common. They sport insulation values of approximately r 6 5 and r 3 6 per inch respectively. We are the number 1 rated insulation contractor in northeast and we promise to work hard for you.

Spray foam offers the best attic insulation performance available. With open walls you can install fiberglass roll insulation although spray applied foam insulation is also possible. It s blown into the attic and wall spaces under air pressure through hoses. Choose from two types.

But that only works if the installer can get it into the places where most of the air leakage happens. Cellulose is a loose fill insulation made from chopped up discarded newsprint. Spray foam insulation effectively keeps heat in your house during the colder seasons and dissipates it outside during the hotter ones. Applegates cellulose insulation wet spray insulation spray foam insulation and injection foam insulation are but a feew of the many insulation technologies that we provide to our northeast florida clients.