Okay, now I understand and that is what I thought this blown stuff was. I guess my only concern in an attic is avoiding blocking the vents etc. On Sep 13, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> The blown insulation, or what I call blown insulation is what you're > thinking it is. I call the stuff in a can foam insulation. > > Basically the blown stuff comes in a plastic bag packed very tightly > and it looks like a bale of hey. > > The blower is a machine that has a paddle wheel in it and a waste > gate on the side to control the speed at which the insulation is > blown out. > > There is a length of 2.5 inch hose and that is how you spray the > stuff around. In a wall you would want to start at the top and let > each cavity fill. There isn't enough force to start at the bottom > and hope to fill upward. Of course that means you have to cut holes > in the wall large enough to fit the hose in. I used a hole saw so I > could put the piece back in the wall later. > > One warning. It takes at least 2 people to do this. The person with > the hose, and someone to open the bags, break up the bales and keep > the machine full. It helps if you are in the attic to have a message > relayer somewhere between you and the person filling the machine. > > You will need to where a respirator, both people, and it can be a > game trying to relay a message back to stop the machine or whatever. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:21 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] spray insilation question. > > This may be a stupid question, but not knowing how this spray stuff > works, I'm going to ask. > First I thought this was just insulation that when blown in was still > a fluffy material if you will, not that stuff that comes in a can that > expands and makes one hell of a mess you clean up with a knife. And > yeah, I used that to seal around a dryer vent and didn't realize how > much it expanded until my wife saw it the next day. WOrked great, but > man I had fun cleaning that mess up. Second, if it is the fluffy > stuff like regular insulation, couldn't you if it were possible of > course either blow it from the top down assuming you could find the > area between the walls or into the areas like plug boxes etc. assuming > you could move them? I don't know how large the holes have to be, but > like I said, don't know much about this stuff, but I'm getting > interested. > > tnx, > > On Sep 12, 2009, at 9:39 PM, aadorno wrote: > > > no I don't have it under my roof right now but I am really thinking > > about getting it for my walls ceeling and floors. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Shane Hecker > > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:59 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] spray insilation question. > > > > I'm assuming you are talking about the foam insulation. Yes, it is > > safe. Haven't had it sprayed in my current house, but when I build > > my new house, I will either have it sprayed in or use the insulated > > panels. Do you have the foam under your roof? Just wondering as this > > could potentialy save you some money on utility bills if this is > done. > > > > Shane > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: aadorno > > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 1:12 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] spray insilation question. > > > > hi listers I am thinking about getting spray insilation for my > > house. the way this works is that they make a hole in the wall or > > floor and they spray in the insilation and after a bit it drys and > > expans in the space that it was sprayed in. > > my question is to the list is this. > > is any one on the list ever had this done to there walls. also is it > > safe? > > well that's it. > > thanks for your time, Angel. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
