Does Anyone Know About Blown Home Insulation... (city hall, rent)

[ProudCapMarine]

Does Anyone Know About Blown Home Insulation?

I heard it works, but I know nothing about it. I want to do my homework before I pay to get my home done with it.

[sligogirl]

ProudCapMarine

I am searching the same, nothing in No. NJ available to me.
I have also heard of a soy based product used in the same way.
I will google and post when I find same.

Sligogirl

[ProudCapMarine]

Originally Posted by sligogirl

ProudCapMarine

I am searching the same, nothing in No. NJ available to me.
I have also heard of a soy based product used in the same way.
I will google and post when I find same.

Sligogirl

I know a couple of people in northwestern NJ who do it. But before I hear a sales-pitch, I want to do my homework.

Do people get a state or federal tax break, if they have it done and does it actually work?

[mczabe]

We had it blown into the space between our second floor and attic. It made a big difference in warmth in the winter - no difference in cooling in the summer. We probably would have done the exterior walls next, but we wound up moving before that happened.

I want to say it cost about $2500.

We got our contractor from Servicemaster...did an online bid request. I'll see if I can dig up the name of the company - we were very pleased with their work.

[ProudCapMarine]

Originally Posted by mczabe

We had it blown into the space between our second floor and attic. It made a big difference in warmth in the winter - no difference in cooling in the summer. We probably would have done the exterior walls next, but we wound up moving before that happened.

I want to say it cost about $2500.

We got our contractor from Servicemaster...did an online bid request. I'll see if I can dig up the name of the company - we were very pleased with their work.

THANKS FOR YOUR POST!!
So it works keeping your heat in. That's good to hear. I'm tired of paying for the high price of oil. Thank God that the price of oil came down. I guess if the price goes up again, the savings will be even better.

[mczabe]

It did work. Actually, one additional tidbit - before we had it done, our roof snow would melt in hours - well before any other house on the block. Afterwards the snow would stay around for days on the shady side of the roof.

[desertsun41]

You can rent the pump from Home Depot and do it yourself. They also sell the bags of cellulose too.

Its simple to do an exposed attic. Just wear face protection and shoot it like a water hose spreading it evenly.

The walls are a different story. If you have vinyl siding it's a snap. We used to just remove a course of siding right at the top of the wall just shy of your interior ceiling. We drilled a 2 inch hole in the wood sheathing. The nozel fit right in and blew in the cellulose. You would blow it in the stud cavities. When it was full you just clicked off the switch and filled the next stud cavity. We used to cover the hole with a special rubber tape but I have heard they now sell wooden plugs you just tap in to cover the hole you drilled. Then just reinstall the vinyl siding panel.

We used to do entire homes for about $300 our cost.

[MaverickDD]

About 80% of an uninsulated home's heat loss is upward through the roof. That's where the best return on investment is. It's often cost effective to insulate the attic but not the walls.

[ProudCapMarine]

Does the federal or state government help pay for the work through grants? (Can you write off the total or partial costs on your taxes?)

[desertsun41]

Originally Posted by ProudCapMarine

Does the federal or state government help pay for the work through grants? (Can you write off the total or partial costs on your taxes?)

Yes and I forgot to mention that. It has been quite a while since I did this as part of our companies offerings so I just forget where to send you. Do a little research. We got the paper work from the municapality in Byram and Hopcatong. Go start with your city hall.