House Insulation In Attic Looks Like Dust

On 2020 09 14 by mod rob that looks like mineral wool insulation.

House insulation in attic looks like dust.

Alice that looks like a mix of loose fill cellulose and mineral wool or fiberglass insulation. You run your hand over it to see what it feels like but you soon realize that was a mistake. Cellulose insulation is a perfectly safe type of insulation that is commonly blown into attics. I was told that this material exists in an isolated area of our attic.

Insulation experts can remove the sawdust before blowing in fluffy helpful fiberglass or cellulose insulation that provides far greater r value. Attic insulation looks like kitty litter. They said the attic was not sealed properly and the fiberglass batts were acting as filters for dust from the streets due to air pressure changes owen corning loose fill insulation is flying in the attic causing insulation to circulate in the rooms they said attic must be vacuumed out remove. We recently got someone to look at the insulation.

It s pink and the material looks a little like cotton candy. Granular insulation is probably vermiculite a crystalline appearing compound that insulates at about r 2 per linear inch. If you have loose fill insulation that is gray soft and without a shine it is probably cellulose insulation. Box out light fixtures.

On 2020 09 14 by rob. In general it looks like shredded gray paper. On 2020 09 14 by alice. Unless you re using mineral wool insulation or your fixtures are rated safe for contact with any type of insulation don t allow the material to touch or cover recessed cans or.

Cellulose contains a high percentage of recycled paper and does not contain minerals.