How Is Cellulose Insulation Installed?
The process of installing cellulose insulation is much different than traditional insulation. Ultimately, the process of installation is a huge factor in how effective the insulation is. So if you are in the Quad Cities area and looking for new insulation, let’s take a look at how cellulose insulation is installed.
If you are unfamiliar with how traditional insulation is installed, here is a quick primer. Most insulation comes in sheets. You’ve likely seen these sheets at hardware stores. These sheets are placed inside the home in between the wall studs. Then drywall is typically put up over the insulation. These sheets then help to prevent some heat transfer from the inside of the home to the outside.
Our Installation Process
Eco Insulation is installed much differently. For one, it is installed with the drywall that already exists. We install the cellulose insulation through what is called a “dense pack method”. We drill a 2 inch diameter hole at the base of each stud bay in your wall. This hole provides us access to install the insulation.
We then insert a tube through that access hole until the tube reaches the top of the wall. We turn on our machine and the insulation is forced into the open space, flowing around obstructions like wires, outlet boxes, plumbing pipes, and more. This method allows us to get the absolute best coverage for your home or business.
This method provides such a tightly packed insulation seal that your fingers can’t even poke through it. This density is one of the keys to cellulose insulation. The access holes are patched and sealed when all of the walls are filled.
While you might be intrigued with the idea of cellulose insulation, you might also be apprehensive if you already have existing sheeted insulation in your structure. Normally this would require you to tear down the drywall to remove the existing insulation. Luckily, it is possible for our cellulose insulation to be blown into the walls, compressing the existing insulation and creating a seal.
The only situation that might require removal of insulation is in an attic that has unsecure or bad insulation product. It may be more beneficial to just remove the existing insulation and fully replace with blown-in cellulose insulation. On the other hand it is possible to blow the new insulation directly on top of the existing insulation to improve the quality and R-value.
For more information, contact Eco Insulation online for a quote, or call us at 563-223-8681.
