Block all vents in the attic floor with baffles making sure to extend the baffles at least four inches above the planned thickness of your insulation.
How to put insulation in your attic.
So if you re installing insulation in an attic that doesn t have any used faced insulation and put the paper side down toward the ceiling.
When adding additional insulation you do not have to use the same type of insulation that currently exists in your attic.
Calculate how much you need.
You only want one vapor barrier in your attic and it should be as close to the ceiling as possible to prevent warm moist air from coming up from the heated house and condensing when it hits the cold air in the attic.
Continue laying down the insulation making sure the batts are pressed tightly together at all edge and end.
Installing a vapor barrier.
While wearing dust mask and gloves carry r 38 batts of unfaced fiberglass insulation into the attic.
Place planks 1 by 6 or 1 by 8 or plywood sheaths across floor joists to improve.
Choose your insulation type.
Blown in insulation in the attic seal attic bypasses.
How to insulate an unfinished attic preparing an attic for insulation.
If you use fiberglass over loose fill make sure the fiberglass batt has no paper or foil backing.
Lay the batts across the ceiling joists covering the existing insulation.
Install or repair vent chutes.
Before installing determine the insulation material best suited for your home.
It needs to be unfaced.
Position the new vent chute so the.
Pull the existing insulation away from the roof.
Check pipes and vents.
Batts and blankets insulation often comes with a vapor retardant facing and some varieties.
To install insulation.