Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New Jersey
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
 
Old 09-22-2009, 10:06 PM
 
1 posts, read 4,036 times
Reputation: 10

Advertisements

Hi,
I live in Piscataway, NJ and was planning to add 12 inches (R-30) cellulose blown-in insulation on top of existing fiberglass R-19 insulation. My attic area is around 700 square feet. What should be the price for cellulose blow-in insulation. any recommendations for contractor who is honest and gets the job done costing me less.

Any major things i need to worry about cellulose material.

Thanks
Bhavin
Quick reply to this message

 
Old 01-19-2010, 06:17 AM
 
Location: Northern Maine
10,428 posts, read 18,677,040 times
Reputation: 11563
If you are able, it is easy to do it yourself. Home Depot or one of the large building supply places can loan or rent you a unit to blow it in.

Be sure you have a very well vented attic with vents on both ends. Cellulose absorbs water like a sponge. If your attic is not well vented the cellulose can become saturated and it will rot your house.

See more on cellulose in Maine at this thread:

Dense packed cellulose-Anyone used it?
Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-19-2010, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Cranford NJ
1,049 posts, read 4,019,357 times
Reputation: 405
Why don't you add more fiberglass insulation rather than make a mess with cellulose?
Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-19-2010, 11:48 PM
 
Location: South Philly
1,943 posts, read 6,982,078 times
Reputation: 658
why don't you get rid of the mess altogether and do the spray foam?
Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


 
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:

Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New Jersey
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top