How To Insulate And Drywall An Attic

Not having the insulation and utilities inspected check local code before covering them with drywall.

How to insulate and drywall an attic.

Hang drywall over the wall insulation. To meet all three goals insulating your finished attic ventilating the roof and maximizing headroom use a combination of dense batt insulation rigid foam sheeting and air chutes. Don t mash or compress the insulation into the space. Use r 30 insulation for the ceiling and r 13 for the walls.

You can mix and match the type of insulation you use in your home. The insulation should not bulge past the joist faces. Cut smaller drywall pieces with a razor knife to fill in the remaining areas. Then pivot in place and do the same thing to the other side.

Not sanding between layers of drywall compound. Not sanding the final coat of compound to a smooth finish. Because the simplest and cheapest way to insulate an attic is to add material to the floor. Because that is the main source of energy loss both in the winter and in the summer.

Insulation work is a job that diyers can take on themselves since it is a fairly straightforward process and relatively easy to learn. Thread the twine between the joists attaching it to the sides of the joists with drywall screws or roofing nails. Staple a 4 to 8 mill. Not using drywall nails.

For the center areas hold the hose level and blow in insulation evenly until you ve reached your level lines photo 6. Hang drywall in sheet sized sections of 4 feet 1 2 m by 8 feet 2 4 m 121 92 cm by 243 84 cm with drywall screws at 8 inch 20 32 cm intervals. Plan to pull up the flooring and layer new insulation on top of the old. For example you can install batting insulation in the walls and blown in cellulose insulation in the attic.

Blow in insulation until the hopper is empty. Driving nails too deep such that they break the paper on the panels. It needs a certain amount of loft to work properly. But if the floor is covered in plywood you can t stuff enough insulation beneath it to do the job sufficiently not even in warm climates.

In a perfect world you would be able to unscrew invisible bolts remove drywall panels install insulation and reinstall the panels our less than perfect world of permanently attached wallboard means time consuming hacking away of gypsum individually removing drywall screws or nails installing r 13 or greater fiberglass roll insulation and re installing the drywall. Move across the attic until you ve hit your desired height at every point.