[LMB] AKICOTL: attic insulation

[Mark Allums]

Lois McMaster Bujold wrote:
> Has anyone here had *recent* experience with attic insulation 
> improvements?  I'm told my options are:
> 
> Blow in cellulose insulation: (most common).
>     Remove insulation and add batt insulation: middle price
>     Remove insulation and spray foam attic: most expensive
> 
> The cellulose seems to be a new option; I wonder about flammability.
> 
> Ta, L.  (Having roofers today.  It's a bit like being a fish in an 
> aquarium with people tapping continuously on the glass.)

Cellulose is cheap, but I think has a low R-value.  I would personally 
go with option b/2: Remove insulation and add batts.  Is reasonably 
priced and can done by fairly unskilled labor. Cellulose is not extra 
flammable; it has been treated to reduce flammability.  It is an example 
of reuse, reduce, recycle, if you are feeling green, as it is made from 
old phone books and newsprint.

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Mark Allums