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I want to hire someone to replace the drop ceiling tiles in my home. I have noticed that right now there is insulation laying on top of these tiles. When I replace the tiles, I plan on getting rid of the old insulation as well. Would it be a bad idea to tell the person who will be replacing the tiles to not put any new insulation in?
You can install/remove acoustical tiles without having remove the batt insulation; and I wouldn't remove the insulation. It's probably serving two purposes- helping to maintain room temperature and reducing the amount of noise transfer.
Thank you! I am going to have the old batt insulation removed, but will have new insulation installed. I am sure it will be a messy job, and that is one of the reasons I have been putting it off.
Do you have a picture of the ceiling tiles? Why not repair broken tiles and paint the ceiling and save some cost for all new material and labor?
I had to replace a couple of tiles, and when I did that I noticed what a huge difference there was between the old ones and the new ones. The old ones are thin, and the new ones are thick and sturdy. I figure I might as well get all of them replaced because I think eventually that is something I will end up having to do.
I just wasn't sure if insulation was necessary because I watched some youtube videos and none of them showed insulation being put in. I am going to go with the insulation though.
I don't have a very big house, and on the sides of the room the ceiling is slanted and the regular kind of ceiling, just the middle top of the ceiling is the drop tile type, so there is not that much to replace.
Understood, I've done 100's of 1000's square feet of suspended ceilings, so I would have been able too match the pattern in most cases. That's why I asked for a picture. Changing it is not that hard. Is there another floor above, or is this insulation the only thing between the room and the roof? It is either a thermal barrier, or sound attenuation. If it is thermal, and you're dead set on replacing it you might go thicker. Thermal is required by code, but sound is not.
Understood, I've done 100's of 1000's square feet of suspended ceilings, so I would have been able too match the pattern in most cases. That's why I asked for a picture. Changing it is not that hard. Is there another floor above, or is this insulation the only thing between the room and the roof? It is either a thermal barrier, or sound attenuation. If it is thermal, and you're dead set on replacing it you might go thicker. Thermal is required by code, but sound is not.
is there a particular reason you want new insulation? ie what is wrong with the existing insulation?
I figured since it is old then might as well put new stuff up along with new tiles. I have read that old insulation starts to break down, and that is one of the reasons I wanted to see if I can skip the insulation.
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