tommyrevelator
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I appologize in advance for the length and complexity of this post... This is my first post in this forum. I have searched high and low for a consistent answer to my dilemma and am turning here to hopefully shed some light on my situation....here goes.
I recently bought my first home...a 1948 Cape Code in Pittsburgh. This year's home improvement project is to add insulation. I am not handy what-so-ever, so I contacted three local insulation companies and have narrowed it down to two companies which are giving me conflicting solutions (the thrid company wasn't professional, let's just leave it at that)
Company #1 plans to blow the outside walls full of foam insulation. In the side attic space, they plan to spray foam the knee-wall space and blow in a comfort therm fiberglass product into the floor of the knee wall space to an r-39 standard. They also plan on blowing additional fiberglass insulation on top of my exisiting fiberglass insulation in my upper attic to achieve a better r0rating. Company #1 did not address additional ventilation or the sloped spaces of the roof.
This is what is causing me a headache.
Company #2 plans to blow the outside wallls full of cellulose. In the side attic space, they plan to put fiberglass batts on the knee wall and blow in additional cellulose insulation into the floor of the knee wall space. In the upper attic, they plan on blowing additional cellulose insulation on top of my existing fiberglass insulation to an r-39 value. NOW, company number two made it sound like the standard to blow the slope space of my roof full of cellulose insulation and add louver? vents to my side attics. Do I need additional ventilation in my side attic? The top attic has two gable vents and a ridge vent. The side attic does not have any sofit vents. There is an access panel leading from one of the side attics to the top attic.
With all the experience in this forum, I am hoping someone or everyone probably to help me with this decision. If anything, I am hoping to learn a little more as to make a more educated decision. Thanks again for any help.
-Tom
I recently bought my first home...a 1948 Cape Code in Pittsburgh. This year's home improvement project is to add insulation. I am not handy what-so-ever, so I contacted three local insulation companies and have narrowed it down to two companies which are giving me conflicting solutions (the thrid company wasn't professional, let's just leave it at that)
Company #1 plans to blow the outside walls full of foam insulation. In the side attic space, they plan to spray foam the knee-wall space and blow in a comfort therm fiberglass product into the floor of the knee wall space to an r-39 standard. They also plan on blowing additional fiberglass insulation on top of my exisiting fiberglass insulation in my upper attic to achieve a better r0rating. Company #1 did not address additional ventilation or the sloped spaces of the roof.
This is what is causing me a headache.
Company #2 plans to blow the outside wallls full of cellulose. In the side attic space, they plan to put fiberglass batts on the knee wall and blow in additional cellulose insulation into the floor of the knee wall space. In the upper attic, they plan on blowing additional cellulose insulation on top of my existing fiberglass insulation to an r-39 value. NOW, company number two made it sound like the standard to blow the slope space of my roof full of cellulose insulation and add louver? vents to my side attics. Do I need additional ventilation in my side attic? The top attic has two gable vents and a ridge vent. The side attic does not have any sofit vents. There is an access panel leading from one of the side attics to the top attic.
With all the experience in this forum, I am hoping someone or everyone probably to help me with this decision. If anything, I am hoping to learn a little more as to make a more educated decision. Thanks again for any help.
-Tom