Start with a 19 horsepower vacuum and a 200 square foot collection bag.
How to remove old insulation in attic.
Gather your equipment and get organized before removing any insulation.
You should have protective gear for yourself including gloves goggles long sleeves pants and a respirator.
Use the 6 inch 150 foot flexible vacuum hose to draw the insulation from the attic into large bags for disposal.
To dispose of old insulation you will need plenty of garbage bags.
Over time attic insulation under performs because of a build up of dirt dust and or moisture.
Luckily homeowners are more likely to find the easier kind which is blown in fiberglass or cellulose insulation.
When this happens your energy bills increase.
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They will also decontaminate your attic.
Place a large tarp wherever you plan to unload the filled garbage bags.
My father helped me remove 58 bags of loose fill blown in cellulose insulation and 17 bags of old fiberglass insulation.
Why you may need to remove and replace your attic insulation.
With these in place you ll be able to walk around the attic while removing the insulation.
You will still have to belly crawl along the trusses to vacuum all of the cellulose out.
Some insulation is easier to remove than others.
For walkthrough areas place a sheet of plastic over the opening and secure with tape.
As a part of their process an expert from the company will inspect the attic.
To maneuver around the attic safely lay large planks at least 6 inches wide across the joists.
Place the vacuum and the bag outside the house so you don t aerate the dirty air from the vacuum back into your house.
It s important to hire a company that specializes in the removal of old attic insulation material and addition of new.
Cover the floor and walls leading to the attic with plastic and run the vacuum hose up into the attic.
They will look for traces of rodents and their entry points which will get professionally sealed.
Department of energy estimates that improper or old under performing attic insulation can increase your heating costs by 10 to 50 percent.
You do not want old insulation to get inside of your lungs.
Even with a vacuum to remove insulation from the attic the process is pretty long.