Blowing in attic insulation

[Monsterlover]

It will help in the summer as well.

If the lighting fixtures are fairly new (like within the last 10 years or so) they should be insulation rated.

Meaning they won't start a fire if they have insulation over them.

There should be a sticker inside the canister that will tell you.  Pull the bulbs and look.

Re: attic vents, do you mean sofit vents to allow airflow under your roof?  If so, they make these nifty styrofoam channels you stuff in there and staple to the underside of the roof.  They allow outside air to vent in after insulation has been blown around the channels.

[Bun-bun]

If the lighting fixtures are fairly new (like within the last 10 years or so) they should be insulation rated.

Meaning they won't start a fire if they have insulation over them.

There should be a sticker inside the canister that will tell you.  Pull the bulbs and look.

Careful! Age doesn't mean the recessed lights are rated for contact with insulation. There are two types of recessed fixtures, IC rated and non IC rated, and yes, there should be a sticker inside the housing, but the heat from the bulb tends to make it curl up and fall off.
If you are in doubt, you can make a box out of rigid foam board and duct or metal tape, and fit a box over each fixture on the attic side. Half inch foam board runs about $7-10 per 4x8 board, and one board makes two boxes.

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[cyrus buelton]

I am headed to Lowe's tomorrow for some advice on blowing insulation.

I am sure they are willing to sell you whatever they can to get more $$ on their sale.

I figure you need some sort of covering over recessed lighting, which I do have a few.

Also, need to take in to account my fans from my two bathrooms.

Not to mention, the attic vents (sofit vents as I think they are called)

I'll probably take a walk around up there first to see the general set up and then use the same set up when I blow in insulation.

The shit of it is.....

when I moved in, I had 14ft long closets with the entrance to the attic on the end.

It was basically a 12inch board with a coat hanger style bar under it.

Well, I re-designed it and installed a nice set up to accomodate my needs.

Problem.........

I covered up easy access to the attic.

So I have to disassemble part of my closet to get into the attic entrance.

[ducpainter]

I am headed to Lowe's tomorrow for some advice on blowing insulation.

I am sure they are willing to sell you whatever they can to get more $$ on their sale.

I figure you need some sort of covering over recessed lighting, which I do have a few.

Also, need to take in to account my fans from my two bathrooms.

Not to mention, the attic vents (sofit vents as I think they are called)

I'll probably take a walk around up there first to see the general set up and then use the same set up when I blow in insulation.

The shit of it is.....

when I moved in, I had 14ft long closets with the entrance to the attic on the end.

It was basically a 12inch board with a coat hanger style bar under it.

Well, I re-designed it and installed a nice set up to accomodate my needs.

Problem.........

I covered up easy access to the attic.

So I have to disassemble part of my closet to get into the attic entrance.

Stink fans should be ducted to an exterior vent.

Should be a non issue.

[1KDS]

In older homes kitchen and fart fans were exhausted to the attic because it is "ventilated" codes now prohibit that for fear of mold growth etc.

[cyrus buelton]

Stink fans should be ducted to an exterior vent.

Should be a non issue.

I agree, but last time I was up there I don't recall seeing them being ducted to an exterior vent...............

However, it has been 5 years, so my memory may be clouded.

[1KDS]

It may be time to do that if you plan on living in this house for a while.  Often in the winter months (depending on climate) it will build up frost on the insulation then melt and stain ceilings.  Worse is the four letter m word